Patrick Scott
Patrick Scott ( * January 1921 in Kilbrittain, County Cork, † February 14, 2014 in Dublin ) was an Irish contemporary painter and architect.
Life and work
A trained architect, had his first exhibition in 1944, devoted himself entirely to painting until 1960. Previously, Scott worked for fifteen years for the Irish architect Michael Scott, realized with the common he for example, the design of the Dublin Central Bus Station ( Busáras ). In addition, the orange design of Irish intercity trains goes back to his idea.
International attention was paid to the artist in particular with its " Gold Paintings", abstract paintings, on which gold leaf coated geometric shapes contrasting impressively with the muted colors of the background temperature. On the basis of this work he also made carpets and wall hangings.
His paintings were part of several important collections, including the Museum of Modern Art ( MOMA) in New York. In 1960 he won the Guggenheim Award and represented Ireland in the XXX Venice Biennale. 1981 organized by the Douglas Hyde Gallery, a major retrospective of his work, in the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin 2002 was an extended retrospective look at.
( " Weiser " irish ) Award, the highest honor that can be bestowed an Irish Artist As a founding member of the Aosdána, a government-sponsored Irish Artists Association, Scott was on 11 July 2007 with the title of Saoi. The Irish President Mary McAleese undertook an assessment by umlegte the artist a gold choker as a symbol of Saoi - Office.
In October 2013 Scott was a Registered Partnership (Civil Partnership) one with his life partner Eric Pearce.
Exhibitions / Collections
- Dublin City University: Sea Foam
- Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin
- Gulf Oil Corporation, Pittsburgh
- Ulster Museum, Belfast
- The Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Irish Museum of Modern Art
- Trinity College, Dublin
- National University of Ireland, Galway