Colin Crotty (b. 1974)

Colin Crotty’s paintings explore ideas relating to collective behaviour and the formation of social and political boundaries between people and land today. Drawing on subjects from his immediate surroundings as well as from found images his paintings often reflect upon narrative themes from art history and popular storytelling. His works are developed through applying numerous layers of paint; a process much like collage where the painting of detailed subjects often dissolves into elementary form.The role of memory and perception is central to Crotty’s work. Found imagery sourced from books, documentary film and the internet, become detached from their original meaning and are re-interpreted to create a disjointed narrative.Colin Crotty lives and works in Dublin. He studied an MA in Fine Art at Chelsea College of Art,London and a BA Fine Art, CIT Crawford College of Art & Design, Cork.