Stephen CONROY Self Portrait 2002 Litograph Image: 14.125 x 10.25 inches Sheet: 19.5 x 14.75 inches Edition of 35 ©2002 Stephen Conroy Man Looking Up 2002 Litograph Image: 15.375 x 12.125 inches Sheet: 26.375 x 18.75 inches Edition of 35 ©2002 Stephen Conroy Stephen Conroy was born in Helensburgh, Scotland in 1964. In 1987 he attended the Glasgow School of Art where he also completed his postgraduate studies, finishing in 1987. By 1989 Conroy's work had already gained much recognition and praise in the United Kingdom and internationally. The artist has remained in Scotland, where he currently lives and works. A clear influence on Conroy's style is Francis Bacon. While Conroy's work is not the type of furious and fleshy twisted portraiture of Bacon, he achieves a tension and nakedness which shows the human condition at its fullest. Conroy is a figure painter and recently in both his painting and prints he has created a number of self-portraits. His masterly drawing skill is evident, and the portraits are communicative and firm. The simplicity of a stark background and a single pensive figure are all Conroy needs to create the intense and stirring images that characterize his style. Conroy's work is part of a number of public and private collections including The British Council, London, England; Contemporary Art Society, London, England; Frissiras Museum, Athens, Greece; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York; National Portrait Gallery, London, England; Robert Fleming Holdings Ltd., London, England; The Royal College of Surgeons of England; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, Scotland; Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland; and the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, England. Ixion 2003 Litograph Sheet and image: 15 x 22 inches Edition of 20 ©2003 Stephen Conroy
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