Louis le Brocquy (Leaving Cert Art): Flashcards
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Louis le Brocquy's birth and death years
Louis le Brocquy's birth and death years
1916-2012
Le Brocquy's formal art training background
Le Brocquy's formal art training background
Largely self-taught
Length of le Brocquy's career
Length of le Brocquy's career
Seventy years
Year le Brocquy represented Ireland at Venice Biennale
Year le Brocquy represented Ireland at Venice Biennale
1956
Painting that won le Brocquy Venice Biennale prize
Painting that won le Brocquy Venice Biennale prize
A Family
3 Irish writers in le Brocquy's Portrait Heads series
3 Irish writers in le Brocquy's Portrait Heads series
William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett
Ancient Irish epic le Brocquy illustrated in 1969
Ancient Irish epic le Brocquy illustrated in 1969
Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cooley)
Translator of Táin that le Brocquy illustrated
Translator of Táin that le Brocquy illustrated
Thomas Kinsella
Mythological hero le Brocquy depicted in warp-spasm
Mythological hero le Brocquy depicted in warp-spasm
Cúchulainn
3 influences on le Brocquy's Táin illustration technique
3 influences on le Brocquy's Táin illustration technique
Cave painting, Rorschach inkblot tests, calligraphy
Le Brocquy's use of empty canvas areas
Le Brocquy's use of empty canvas areas
Negative space to create form and suggest meaning
Le Brocquy's unique National Gallery of Ireland honour
Le Brocquy's unique National Gallery of Ireland honour
First & only painter in collection during lifetime
Subject matter in le Brocquy's early career
Subject matter in le Brocquy's early career
Ireland's travelling community (tinkers) and families
Le Brocquy's Portrait Heads approach vs traditional portraits
Le Brocquy's Portrait Heads approach vs traditional portraits
Captured essence & intellectual spirit, not physical likeness
Characteristic of le Brocquy's grey period colour palette
Characteristic of le Brocquy's grey period colour palette
Muted colours