Tim Booth
Tim Booth's paintings are available by request or commission. Please enquire to gallery.
Biography:
Born in Kildare in 1943, Tim Booth now lives and works in Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry.
Tim Booth first came to critical notice as a painter in Dublin in the mid 1960s, being one of Ireland's first 'Pop' artists and showing regularly in the renowned 'Irish Exhibition of Living Art', The Brown Thomas Gallery and the annual' Independent Artists' exhibition.
He went on to become a founder member of the cult Irish band Dr. Strangely Strange, and
moved into cinema as a director and animator where he has made several award winning
animation films including "The Family Holiday', 'SW7', 'The Prisoner' and - most recently - 'Ulys'.
He has had numerous one man shows and has participated in many group shows in Ireland and abroad. Booth has represented Ireland in the
Berlin Film Festival.
Selected Public & Private Collections:
The Arts Council
The National Film Board
P.J. Carroll and Co.
The Great Southern Hotels
Office of Public Works
The National Film Archive
The Maxwell Collection
Bruce Arnold
The late Sir Basil Goulding.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I paint because I enjoy the causality of the experience, but, it's not what I see that's important - the artistic relevance lies in what I can make you see.
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Cardinal Woolsey Drops a Stitch
Oil & Gold Paint on Canvas 30x40cm €1500.00 - Sold » click image to enlarge |
Fisher of Men
Oil on Canvas 100x80cm €3400.00 - Sold » click image to enlarge |
Hy-Brazil
Oil on Canvas 50x70cm €1950.00 - For Sale » click image to enlarge |
Pony Cliff
Oil on Canvas 40x40cm €1500.00 - For Sale » click image to enlarge |
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All images © Tim Booth and McBride Gallery