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Tim Collins Exhibition
‘Totem’ is the second exhibition in the new gallery featuring the work of Tim Collins from Killeagh, Co. Cork. Collin’s work is sensitively tactile yet skillyfully rendered with earthy physicality. Eye and hand are synonomous in Collins’ sculpture which beckons the observer to touch and experience the work in a manner such as it is created.
tim collins
Artist’s Statement
Time, place and tradition are the key underlying influences in my work, our understanding of whom and why we are, what plan is there for us? Past cultures leave objects and totems rich with hidden meaning and mystery of bygone equals who, like us, continually questioned. When we move on and our time has long been forgotten by most, what will be said of our culture and beliefs? What feeling will we generate in the pages of history books from tomorrow? It is important to me in the making of my work that the hand or individuality of the artist is seen and that there is also the question as to why or what it is. I would like my work or totems to provoke a primeval connection that makes us stop and think just a little.
Tim Collins biography
Tim Collins comes from a family of nine with strong west cork connections, from the little village of mount Uniacke in the parish of G.A.A mad Killeagh, East Cork. He is very interested in nature, sports and all things old from past cultures.
He was born in 1970 attended inch national school, Youghal C.B.S Secondary School before spreading his wings to study at U.C.C. in the metropolis of Cork City. After finishing at U.C.C. with a degree in food business he worked for several years in the building services industry. In 2001 he left and in 2006 graduated from the Crawford College of art and design with BA (hons) in fine art. 2007 was spent as a research year at the college in the foundry department.
Exhibitions:
‘Harvest Festival’ Killeagh, Cork 2002
Colaiste Stiofain Naofa, Cork
‘Inside-out’ Vision Centre, Cork
Third year group show, The Granary, Cork 2005
‘Royal Dublin Society Student Arts Award Show’ RDS centre, Dublin
Art in Schull ‘05
‘Lightbox Show’ Tom Barry’s, Cork 2006
‘Final Year Degree Show’ Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork
Courtyard Gallery, Midleton, Cork
An Spalpín Fánach, Cork
British Arts Medal Society Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oriel Henry Thomas Gallery, West Wales School of Arts, Carmarthen, Wales
‘Breaking Boundaries’.Courtyard Gallery, Midleton, Cork 2007
‘Manifestations’, James Barry Exhibition Centre, Crawford College Post Graduates Showcase, C.I.T., Cork Nagoya University of Arts, Nagoya, Japan
‘You and Me’ Courtyard Gallery, Midleton, Cork
F.I.D.E.M. Art Medal World Congress, Colorado Springs, USA
5th International Binnial of Contemporary Medals, Seixal, Portugal 2008
Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny
Wexford Opera Festival, Wexford
Blackrock Hospice, Annual Art Exhibition, Dublin
Black Crow Gallery, Dublin 2009
Art Ireland, R.D.S., Dublin
Castlecomer Discovery Park Sculpture Exhibition, Castlecomer, Kilkenny
Butler House, Kilkenny Arts Festival, Kilkenny
Awards:
Selected for the Royal Dublin Society Student Arts Award Show 2005
Research year at the Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork in the 2006/7 foundry dept.
The Worshipful Company of Cutlers prize for ‘cutting edge’ 2007 medallic work, for design and patination from the British Arts Medal Society, student medal project.
Commissioned by University College Cork for a set of research achievement
award medals, for the college’s Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science dept. up to 2011
Member of the Irish Snow Sculpture Team that competed in the 26th World Snow 2008 Festival held at Grindelwald, Switzerland.
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