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| "Mechanism Series" (Installation view) Ink, acrylic, plaster, gesso, table. |
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"Mechanism Series" (detail)
Ink, acrylic, MDF, plaster, gesso, table. |
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| "Mechanism Series 6" Gesso and Ink on MDF |
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| "Mechanism Series 7" Acrylic and ink on MDF |
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| "Mechanism Series 5" Acrylic and Ink on MDF |
"A Curious Illustration of The Inclined Plane"
Ink on Paper
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| Obsolescence; Carboard, pen and glue; 3"x3"x5"; 2012 |
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| "Market Machine" Exterior view |
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| "Market Machine" Liquid Chalk on Glass Interior view at night.
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| "Ringsend Water Mains" Ink on Paper Artist Statement
Grainne
Tynan’s work explores her relationship with her physical environment through
examining the social and historical underpinnings of the landscape. Her current
work aims to explore the hidden mechanisms that Dublin relies on to function. Her artwork hacks into the flesh
of the city, opens it up and examines the underlying structures. The system of
drains, cables and tunnels under the city is rarely considered, yet without it
Dublin couldn’t function. These processes are so profound that they are often ignored. The structures buried
beneath us are investigated by looking at maps, photographs, historical
documents and video footage. Tynan’s work is a combination of the practical and the fantastical, the
modern and the ancient, the scientific and the anecdotal, the micro and the
macro.
Her
current work is a series of large scale drawings, stop motion animations and small
sculptural objects that draw on scenes from subterranean Dublin, conveying the complexity
of contemporary city habitats. The raw spontaneity of the dense and layered
work evokes the dynamism of the environment. The steam engines, tunnels,
turbines all highlight the industrial aesthetic; the city as a machine for
living. In her attempt to conceptualise her relationship with the city and it’s
component parts, she reveals an underlying complexity in the convoluted subterranean
landscapes.
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