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David Quinn (artist, Born 1970)
David Quinn is an Irish artist and designer who was born in County Galway in 1970 and grew up in Sligo. He studied art at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and painted there for a number of years after graduating before finally settling in County Mayo where he currently lives and works. He is best known for his atmospheric, figurative, paintings which draw on the Mayo countryside and its vernacular architecture and gardens. The painting entitled "Grotto" is an example of his work. His paintings are represented in Irish and international collections including The Irish Museum of Modern Art, The European Parliament, Allied Irish Banks, AIB and the Office of Public Works. External links davidquinnartist.ie David Quinn (b. Galway 1970) 20th-century Irish painters 21st-century Irish painters Irish male painters 20th-century Irish male artists 21st-century Irish male artists Living people Alumni of the National College of Art and Design Year of birth missing (l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grotto By David Quinn
A grotto is a natural or artificial cave used by humans in both modern times and antiquity, and historically or prehistorically. Naturally occurring grottoes are often small caves near water that are usually flooded or often flooded at high tide. Sometimes, artificial grottoes are used as garden features. The ''Blue Grotto (Capri), Grotta Azzurra'' at Capri and the grotto at Tiberius' Villa Jovis in the Bay of Naples are examples of popular natural seashore grottoes. Whether in tidal water or high up in hills, grottoes are generally made up of limestone geology, where the acidity of standing water has Solvation, dissolved the carbonates in the rock matrix as it passes through what were originally small fissures. Etymology The word ''grotto'' comes from Italian language, Italian ''grotta'', Vulgar Latin ''grupta'', and Latin ''crypta'' ("a crypt"). It is also related by a historical accident to the word ''grotesque''. In the late 15th century, Romans accidentally unearthed Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
