This is an overview. For a dedicated site, please visit http://www.peterobrienart.com
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My multi-year artwork LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE yokes together my twinning interests of the illustrative and the intellectual, the visual and the verbal. It has been exhibited in Antwerp, Montreal, New York, and Toronto, and published by journals in Canada, England, Ireland, Israel, and the U.S. See exhibitions and publications.
Limited Editions
The following artworks are available as limited edition prints. Each is signed in a numbered edition of 99, and is printed on acid-free, archival cover stock. (See below for framing suggestions.)
1 – Dreamend (LOFWFW 565)
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2 – Karikature (LOFWFW 85)
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3 – Celadon Sense (LOFWFW 352)
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4 – Feeding and Sleeping (LOFWFW 350)
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5 – Accretive, Letterish (LOFWFW 351)
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6 – Ab Nihilo (LOFWFW 353)
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7 – ABCD (LOFWFW 91)
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8 – Umbrella History (LOFWFW 573)
Measurements for Numbers 1 – 8 (height before width):
Image Size: 13.2” X 10.2”; Paper Size: 18” X 14”
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9 – Index Librorum Prohibitorum (LOFWFW 153, 154)
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10 – Barefoot She (LOFWFW 203, 204)
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11 – Tarsila Homage (LOFWFW 92, 310)
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12 – Woodensdays (LOFWFW 311, 78)
Measurements for Numbers 9 – 12 (height before width):
Image Size: 13.2” X 20.4”; Paper Size: 18” X 24.4”
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13 – Rita’s Noblesse Oblige (LOFWFW 567, 568, 569)
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14 – Intervulve Coupling (LOFWFW 314, 315, 316)
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15 – Nightmail (LOFWFW 78, 592, 565)
Measurements for Numbers 13 – 15 (height before width):
Image Size: 13.2” X 30.6”; Paper Size: 18” X 34.6”
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16 – Birdflights (LOFWFW 321, 322, 323, 324)
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17 – Seeping Vessels (LOFWFW 350, 351, 352, 353)
Measurements for Numbers 16 – 17 (height before width):
Image Size: 13.2” X 40.8”; Paper Size: 18” X 44.8”
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International Reviews and Testimonials
“Truly enjoyable … pure pleasure.” Denis Boyles, France, author, university lecturer, and co-editor of The Fortnightly Review
“Peter O’Brien’s artwork adds yet more illustrative and intellectual layers onto this rich, inclusive, varied and variable book.” Congrong Dai, China, winner of China’s Influential Book of 2012 Award
“Full of wonderful detail waiting to be found.” Finn Fordham, England, professor and co-editor of the Oxford World’s Classics edition of Finnegans Wake
“A subtle symbiosis of simplicity and difficulty … mesmerizing … having lots of fun at Finnegans Wake is actually quite possible.” Tamar Gelashvili, Georgia, professor, author, and translator
“Each page becomes a colourful landscape … an open field for visual play.” Yaeli Geenblatt, Israel, graduate student working on visual art inspired by Finnegans Wake
“Stunning and constantly shifting ingenuity.” Garry Leonard, Canada, author and professor of literature and cinema
“Absorbing and marvellous … magma flows of letter and daub.” Sarat Maharaj, Sweden, international curator and professor
“Wildly and beautifully new.” Margot Norris, United States, Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus at University of California, Irvine
“O’Brien does not represent an organized, collective movement, instead having much in common with art brut: the kind of work produced by solitary figures on the margins of institutions and markets of the art world, thus bearing witness to another kind of freedom.” David Spurr, Switzerland, award-winning writer and professor
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The echo is where
In 2019 I produced a 100-page catalogue, The echo is where, which includes 43 pages from this project, together with short texts from 43 contributions (ranging in age from 22 to 105) from 14 different countries. Here’s the catalogue: Flip-Book: The echo is where
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Originals
Size of the originals: 8 ½ X 11 archival cover stock. All include archival felt pen, and some have various other media, including acrylic, graphite, acid-free metallic gel, archival glitter glue, calligraphy ink, and found materials.
In addition to the originals above (which have been used for limited edition prints, and included in catalogue The echo is where), here is a wider selection. If you are interested in purchasing originals, please contact me directly: tpob (at) me.com.
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Framing
I suggest that the image float within the frame, so there is no need for a matte. I suggest a simple, natural wood frame, or a simple black frame, although you can also play with a colour from the artwork for your frame (green, blue, purple …). I suggest using plexiglass or non-glare glass.
Frame size: ~ 18.5 inches X ~ 14.5 inches
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Frame size: ~ 18.5 inches X ~ 25 inches
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Frame size: ~ 19 inches X ~ 36 inches
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Peter O'Brien 