Vessels (part 1) uses Venn Diagrams to establish a self-directed internal logic as a systematic approach to making paintings. “I explored the history of vessels and how their shapes change through time, revealing specific cultural identities. Settling on seven shapes and reducing them to silhouettes from Turkey, Iran, North America, Sudan, Thailand, Pakistan and Syria. Superimposing them on top of each other to suggest Venn diagrams, creating the illusion of layers through colour juxtaposition.”
“It is clear that the interplay between these vessels which represent such a broad expanse of geography, politics, and time, is an examination of multi-culturalism; how cultures evolve, influence each other or even remain isolated. As the series evolves, the works become increasingly complicated until the artist sets aside her rigid parameters. Individual colours are still visible but as fragments rather than blocks; colours as federalism ceding from nation states, perhaps.” (Oliver Sears 2022)
Vessels work was exhibited at 'Coalescence' The Lavit Gallery Cork, 2024 and Oliver Sears Gallery Dublin, 2022, funded through a Cork County Council Creatives Artists Bursary, 2022 and exhibited online at 'The Time of Our Lives' 2020 and 'New & Recent Work' 2021 at www.oliversearsgallery.com
Also see Videos Vessels Research 2020 & Texts Cantos-Thinking Vessels 2023
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Iran 1190AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC
2019
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Iran 1190AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / Syria 1287AD; Turkey 157AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Pakistan 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / Syria 1287AD; Turkey 157AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram. (sold)
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Pakistan 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Iran 1190AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / Syria 1287AD; Turkey 157AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
2 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Pakistan 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram. Shown as part of 'Time of Our Lives' online exhibition Oliver Sears Gallery 2020. (sold)
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; Pakistan 2500BC; North America 1000AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; Pakistan 2500BC; North America 1000AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; Pakistan 2500BC; North America 1000AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC
2019
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram. (sold)
3 Vessels / Thailand 250BC; Pakistan 2500BC; North America 1000AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD; Thailand 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Pakistan 2500BC; Turkey 1547AD; Thailand 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / Sudan 3500BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD; Thailand 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD; Thailand 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC; Turkey 1547AD; Thailand 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Pakistan 2500BC; Turkey 1547AD; Thailand 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram. (sold)
4 Vessels / Sudan 3500BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD; Thailand 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC; Pakistan 2500BC; Turkey 1547AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC; Turkey 1547AD; Thailand 2500BC
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
4 Vessels / North America 1000AD; Sudan 3500BC; Iran 1190AD; Turkey 1547AD
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram. Shown as part of 'New & Recent Work' online exhibition with the Oliver Sears Gallery 2021. (sold)
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram. (sold)
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed on top of each other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram. (sold)
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.
Kaleidoscope Vessels / multiple countries and times
2020
Watercolour on paper
38 x 29 cm
The vessels used in this work come from different countries; some are thousands of years old, some hundreds. They have been reduced to silhouettes, superimposed one on top of the other and painted as transparent colour separation films, like a Venn diagram.