Statement:

I've kind of always been drawing. I remember actually getting sent to the principles office in first grade for drawing naked people. That was definitely the first time I realized that drawing could be a powerful thing. I think due to my background as a printmaker, process and material are very important to me. I use some of the same materials I describe in my drawings such as wood and steel, as the surfaces for the screen-printed drawings. The use of screen-printing kind of reforms the hand-made quality of my drawings, creating a slick, ubiquitous surface, which personifies and characterizes the pieces. I feel like my sculptures come from some cartoon world, or live as artifacts from a wacky alternate universe or flatland. It's been really satisfying bringing my drawings into a more physical place, but I feel like I'm just scratching the surface of the whole process.

 

Biography:

O'Sullivans work dips into the realm of fantasy, using traditional art forms such as printmaking and sculpture to create his own rabbit hole into a different world.  His fascinating imagination comes to life in what can only be described as a life-size pop-up book.