Fintan Whelan

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Fintan Whelan pours, tilts and tips his materials to create intriguing abstract compositions inspired by landscapes and the human form.
Fintan's swirling shapes and billowing colours elicit a plethora of emotional and intellectual responses.
Despite the appearance of serendipity, Fintan’s approach is one of constant reassessment and contemplation.

Irish artist Fintan Whelan, born 1967 in Dublin, stands out for his large-scale mixed-media abstracts with oils, varnishes and pigments on canvas. Fintan trained at the Dun Laoghaire School of Art and the Dublin Institute of Technology, studying Art and Design and Graphic Design respectively. Fintan had his first solo show in 2005 and has since gone on to exhibit his work worldwide.

Fintan Whelan’s Style and Approach

As an artist, Fintan focuses on what stimulates his own curiosity and creativity. His abstract compositions are inspired both by landscapes and by his fascination with the organic. He aspires to create resonances between texture and the dynamic details of light. Form, texture, shadow, movement and energy are all themes that dominate his work, which reflects each one as he experiences it. For example, the fittingly titled Immerse Yourself, oil on canvas, reawakens the imagination, its themes prompting a plethora of emotional and intellectual reactions in the viewer. The artist’s mixed-media practice has developed through a continual process of experimentation and application of new materials and techniques, each pushing his process to its limits. This continual development is a key element to his work.

Collections and Exhibitions

Fintan has enjoyed worldwide exhibitions from London to New York and Germany where the artist now resides. His work has also been acquired by collectors across North America, Europe and Australia.

Fintan Whelan Artworks

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    Initiating Energy by Fintan Whelan
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    Initiating Energy by Fintan Whelan

    Initiating Energy

    Paintings - 150x200 cm
    On the back of the Wind by Fintan Whelan
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    On the back of the Wind by Fintan Whelan

    On the back of the Wind

    Paintings - 130x130 cm
    The Light Is Blue by Fintan Whelan
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    The Light Is Blue by Fintan Whelan

    The Light Is Blue

    Paintings - 140x200 cm
    Ephemeral Pursuit by Fintan Whelan
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    Ephemeral Pursuit by Fintan Whelan

    Ephemeral Pursuit

    Paintings - 60x150 cm
    Embodiment by Fintan Whelan
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    Embodiment by Fintan Whelan

    Embodiment

    Paintings - 120x190 cm
    More than rain by Fintan Whelan
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    More than rain by Fintan Whelan

    More than rain

    Paintings - 90x150 cm
    In the Mood by Fintan Whelan
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    In the Mood by Fintan Whelan

    In the Mood

    Paintings - 100x100 cm
    Radiant Life by Fintan Whelan
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    Radiant Life by Fintan Whelan

    Radiant Life

    Paintings - 105x90 cm
    Earth Faces by Fintan Whelan
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    Earth Faces by Fintan Whelan

    Earth Faces

    Paintings - 100x100 cm
    Myriad II by Fintan Whelan
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    Myriad II by Fintan Whelan

    Myriad II

    Paintings - 85x130 cm
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    Walk Of Life by Fintan Whelan

    Walk Of Life

    Paintings - 160x120 cm
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    Unshattered World by Fintan Whelan

    Unshattered World

    Paintings - 100x160 cm
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    Sparkle and Shine by Fintan Whelan

    Sparkle and Shine

    Paintings - 75x125 cm
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    Luxuriance by Fintan Whelan

    Luxuriance

    Paintings - 90x160 cm
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    Garden of Life by Fintan Whelan

    Garden of Life

    Paintings - 100x100 cm
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    Natural Rhapsody  by Fintan Whelan

    Natural Rhapsody

    Paintings - 70x130 cm

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