BIOGRAPHY
Paul Carter recently completed a six-year study period in the fine art faculty of the National College of Art & Design where he graduated with a Masters in Art in the Digital Age.
A founding member of the Gorey School of Art, Carter researched, designed and wrote documentation for a degree program in Fine Art, where he continues to work as an art educator.
Carter explores social and historical themes in his art practice. A distinctive spatial awareness is the hallmark of his work, which is included in both private and public collections throughout Ireland. His work was recently published in an OPW publication called Reflections . Patrick J. Murphy HRHA (Art Advisor, OPW) wrote in his introduction; "Paul Carter's Temple of Hephaistos demonstrates the exciting possibilities of lens-based art at the present time."
"The connecting concept in my work is a research topic called, topophilia. Images of topophilia are derived from the surrounding reality. People pay attention to those aspects of the environment that command awe, or promise support and fulfillment in the context of their lives' purpose."
Paul Carter lives and works in Gorey, Wexford, Ireland.
