Sean Irwin
Garb Series 2, 2020
Acrylic wash, gouache, prisma pencil, micro-glitter
14" x 11"

Artist Statement

My recent body of work has its origins in the Spring of 2019. Kneeling beside my young daughter, I found myself drawing simple, sidewalk-chalk doodles. While she worked on her own compositions, my web of concentric-circle patterns grew across our stoop. I have always believed that great ideas can come from simple, no pressure, acts.

In these works on paper, the drawn shapes become the cast and tool marks once inflicted on the surface of my sculptural forms. The linear and concentric glitter embellishes the paint and pencil work, accentuating and moving through negative space.

Artist Bio

Sean K. Irwin is a Philadelphia-based artist. He works with a variety of materials and methods with recurrent themes of alarm, emergency, new beginning and hope. He has exhibited widely throughout the Northeast. Originally from Western NY, Sean received his BA from SUNY Plattsburgh and an MFA in Sculpture from Syracuse University. He moved to Philadelphia in 2004 and is the owner/operator of Irwin Art Frames. He lives with his wife Laura Ledbetter, their daughter Evi, two cats and two fish.

https://www.seankirwin.com/