John Short DIT

I have been working on a large series of bathers based on a local sea water pool at the Forty Foot Bathing Place in Sandycove, County Dublin over the last few years and exhibited the drawings and watercolours in a solo exhibition in a Dublin gallery last November. The works were all generated from quick direct observational sketchbook drawings. I aim to capture little fleeting moments. I then transfer these images later in the studio and build up complex scenes
of figures involved in lots of activity.
I have worked in some paintings with 30-40 little figures and alternatively worked on drawings with just a couple, chatting, dressing ,drying and so on and have begun transfering these glimpses into 3D drawings (I say this rather than sculptures) The triptytch structure I have created ties in with the triptych idea as a solid hinged piece of decorated furniture. A pierced hinged screen from one simple piece of card incorporating the idea of using 3 figures (rather than 2) I feel is more of what my intentions are in creating a sense of a social activity. I will use these macquettes to experiment on a larger scale and in sheet metal for my next exhibition next year.