Abstract
In Australia in 2012 I created a series of portraits of influential traditional fiddle players, entitled Fiddle Icons, which was shown in Derry City as part of the 2012 NAFCo, the first significant exhibition for this growing collection. The seven works in oils and six sepia sketches were the beginning of an ongoing project, in which stills from video interviews provide the inception of portraiture. The work is documented in a blog, which includes
interview transcriptions and images. A book of portraits and interview transcriptions is planned, in order to create an insight into the fiddle landscape in which we are currently living. This paper discusses the inspiration for the project, the process developed for interviewing the subjects and producing the work, the symbolic language used to express their achievements and personalities, the art theory underpinning the work, and future plans for the collection.
interview transcriptions and images. A book of portraits and interview transcriptions is planned, in order to create an insight into the fiddle landscape in which we are currently living. This paper discusses the inspiration for the project, the process developed for interviewing the subjects and producing the work, the symbolic language used to express their achievements and personalities, the art theory underpinning the work, and future plans for the collection.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Ón gCos go Cluas |
Subtitle of host publication | From Dancing to Listening |
Editors | Liz Doherty, Fintan Vallely |
Publisher | Aberdeen University Press |
Chapter | 22 |
Pages | 188-194 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-85752-073-6 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | North Atlantic Fiddle Convention Conference - Northern Ireland, Derry/Londonderry, United Kingdom Duration: 27 Jun 2012 → 1 Jul 2012 |
Publication series
Name | Fiddle and Dance Studies from around the North Atlantic 5 |
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Conference
Conference | North Atlantic Fiddle Convention Conference |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Derry/Londonderry |
Period | 27/06/12 → 1/07/12 |