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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    Among the Flames IV by Fintan Whelan
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    Among the Flames IV by Fintan Whelan

    Among the Flames IV

    Paintings - 70x70 cm
    Faces Of Water VII by Fintan Whelan
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    Faces Of Water VII by Fintan Whelan

    Faces Of Water VII

    Paintings - 70x70 cm
    Uncovered Nature by Fintan Whelan
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    Uncovered Nature by Fintan Whelan

    Uncovered Nature

    Paintings - 140x160 cm
    Earth Sensation III by Fintan Whelan
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    Earth Sensation III by Fintan Whelan

    Earth Sensation III

    Paintings - 60x60 cm
    Wandering in the Light IV by Fintan Whelan
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    Wandering in the Light IV by Fintan Whelan

    Wandering in the Light IV

    Paintings - 60x60 cm
    The Breathing Plain by Fintan Whelan
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    The Breathing Plain by Fintan Whelan

    The Breathing Plain

    Paintings - 120x160 cm
    Sense of Play II by Fintan Whelan
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    Sense of Play II by Fintan Whelan

    Sense of Play II

    Paintings - 160x120 cm
    Echoing Light by Fintan Whelan
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    Echoing Light by Fintan Whelan

    Echoing Light

    Paintings - 80x160 cm
    Forever Changing by Fintan Whelan
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    Forever Changing by Fintan Whelan

    Forever Changing

    Paintings - 100x160 cm
    Natural Formations I by Fintan Whelan
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    Natural Formations I by Fintan Whelan

    Natural Formations I

    Paintings - 100x200 cm
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    Geomotions by Fintan Whelan

    Geomotions

    Paintings - 80x80 cm
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    Electric Avenue by Fintan Whelan

    Electric Avenue

    Paintings - 120x120 cm
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    Into The Mystic by Fintan Whelan

    Into The Mystic

    Paintings - 90x160 cm
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    Time Is Resolute by Fintan Whelan

    Time Is Resolute

    Paintings - 80x80 cm
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    Mystic Ways by Fintan Whelan

    Mystic Ways

    Paintings - 120x200 cm
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    Multitudes V by Fintan Whelan

    Multitudes V

    Paintings - 70x70 cm

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