Rain might annoy a lot of people, but to some – it brings a peaceful kind of comfort and sense of intrigue. And for Irish artist Francis McCrory it offers a completely different perspective. Born in Belfast in 1983, Francis McCrory is one of Ireland’s most exciting young Artists. His works are original, highly competent and boldly painted; their intriguing and sometimes lonely horizons convey an ambiguous mood. They reflect that critical balance between seeing and feeling which the very best documentary artists seek to achieve.
McCrory explains: “On rainy days, I like to observe the world through a different type of lens, a rainy car windshield. The patterns and captivating distortions the raindrops leave on the glass reveals beautiful, sometimes quite abstract formations. The magic part comes when I get to transform these beautiful compositions into oil paintings on canvas. It’s not about creating a deadpan depiction of the actual, but finding that critical balance between seeing and feeling as the artist.â€
