Donna Lawlor
fine art BA Hons
National College of Art and Design Dublin
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Fine Art / Printmaking / Drawing
My location: Dublin, Ireland
Donna Lawlor
First Name: Donna
Last Name: Lawlor
University / College: National College of Art and Design Dublin
Course / Program: fine art BA Hons
Graduates: 2025
Specialisms: Fine Art / Printmaking / Drawing
My Location: Dublin, Ireland
About
Based in Dublin, I am an artist whose work
explores the intersections of nature and human affect. My creative journey began with an innate curiosity for natural, undisturbed environments, rocks, and found objects washed up from the sea, which soon evolved into a passion for understanding the land I stand on, its unparalleled beauty, and its destruction.I explore my own deep emotional connections to natural environments and aim to evoke topophilic experiences and connections.
Over the years, I have developed a multidisciplinary practice that spans drawing, print, mixed media, and sculpture with each piece reflecting my commitment to emotional honesty and innovation. My artistic process is deeply rooted in observation, drawing, research and reflection. I draw inspiration from the conversations and emotional connections between myself and nature, where my innermost thoughts, emotions, and experiences intertwine with the elements and ever-changing Irish landscape. I aim to explore the consequences of climate change and human accountability, evoking collective emotions and connections, and inviting viewers to examine and question the narratives, beauty, and sadness within my work.My practice is not only a form of self-expression, but also a means of connecting with others through shared experiences and perspectives. My goal as an artist is to create art that resonates, inspires, and sparks conversation.
This body of work is a conversation between myself and nature, where my innermost thoughts, emotions, and experiences intertwine with the elements. Time is implicit throughout the works, bridging my discoveries and the larger narrative of erosion. 'The Fault' is a rockface eroded over time, forming a face of beauty, horror, and sadness, observing the Irish sea. It represents a metaphor for human accountability in the climate crisis, questioning the consequences of erosion. The perpetual, infinite movement of the sea shapes and draws our coastlines through erosion. Observing this, I recalled a quote by Cóilín Murray that inspired the process of this work as my practice is rooted in drawing. "There is no such thing as 'Drawing' as an entity, no more than life. We must be willing to let more 'in' the known and the unknown, and let all the 'BITS CLASH AND BANG IN THE DANCE', so that the most poetic, personal, private moments can complete a passage into the public arena."
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