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EXHIBITIONSView artwork and exhibition pictures from Antwerp, Hong Kong, Montréal, New York, Philadelphia, and Toronto.
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PUBLICATIONSSee published portfolios (including from Canada, England, France, Ireland, Israel, Nigeria, and the US).
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TESTIMONIALSRead selected international commentary, reviews, and critical assessments on Lots of Fun with Finnegans Wake.
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Toronto
“River Run – An Excerpt from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE” at the
2017 North American James Joyce Conference, June, Pages 196 – 216 (2 feet X 31 feet), June
“River Run – An Excerpt from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE” at the
2017 North American James Joyce Conference, June, Pages 196 – 216 (2 feet X 31 feet), June
New York
1 artwork in “Opulence: Not Everything that Glitters is Gold,” at The Center for Book Arts,
July – September
Portland, Oregon
1 artwork in “habitus – a commonplace,” by Ann Hamilton, for CONVERGE 45,
a collection of texts about the sense of belonging, of dwelling and of home,” August
Antwerp
“the one the Pictor of the other” at the 26th International James Joyce Symposium,
Grauwzusters Cloister, June, Pages 126 – 68 (2 feet X 65 feet), June
1 artwork in “Opulence: Not Everything that Glitters is Gold,” at The Center for Book Arts,
July – September
Portland, Oregon
1 artwork in “habitus – a commonplace,” by Ann Hamilton, for CONVERGE 45,
a collection of texts about the sense of belonging, of dwelling and of home,” August
Antwerp
“the one the Pictor of the other” at the 26th International James Joyce Symposium,
Grauwzusters Cloister, June, Pages 126 – 68 (2 feet X 65 feet), June
Toronto
3 artworks at Arta Gallery, June
Montreal
7 artworks at Les Ateliers 6235, May – June
3 artworks at Arta Gallery, June
Montreal
7 artworks at Les Ateliers 6235, May – June
Hong Kong
1 artwork at University of Hong Kong, Permanent
1 artwork at University of Hong Kong, Permanent
Philadelphia
3 artworks at Philadelphia Center for the Book in partnership with Swarthmore College Libraries
3 artworks at Philadelphia Center for the Book in partnership with Swarthmore College Libraries
Toronto
1 artwork in “Portraits of Resilience” in I AM HERE: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces, Art Gallery of Ontario, Spring
International exhibitions and collections of
Lots of Fun with Finnegans Wake
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Artwork from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE is in private and public collections in
Canada, Cayman Islands, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, and the United States
International publications and reviews of
LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE
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James Joyce Quarterly Volume 58, No. 1 - 2
Review of The echo is where
43 pages: 126 - 68
Libretto Magazine Issue 4 (Nigeria)
“watching her sewing a dream together: Artwork from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE”
9 pages: 8 - 10, 16 - 18, 27 – 29
Review of The echo is where
43 pages: 126 - 68
Libretto Magazine Issue 4 (Nigeria)
“watching her sewing a dream together: Artwork from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE”
9 pages: 8 - 10, 16 - 18, 27 – 29
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Lida Literary Magazine Issue 2 (Canada)
“LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE”
2 pages: 209 - 210
The Brooklyn Review Fall 2020 (U.S.)
“Mormorial”
Artist statement and 8 pages: 7 - 10, 213 - 216
Sein und Werden Summer 2020 (U.K.)
“From Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake”
Artist statement and 1 page: 75
Thorn Literary Magazine Volume 1, Issue 4 (U.S.)
“Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake”
Artist statement and 8 pages: 203 - 204, 323 - 324, 360 – 363
“LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE”
2 pages: 209 - 210
The Brooklyn Review Fall 2020 (U.S.)
“Mormorial”
Artist statement and 8 pages: 7 - 10, 213 - 216
Sein und Werden Summer 2020 (U.K.)
“From Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake”
Artist statement and 1 page: 75
Thorn Literary Magazine Volume 1, Issue 4 (U.S.)
“Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake”
Artist statement and 8 pages: 203 - 204, 323 - 324, 360 – 363
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Joyce Studies Annual 2018 (U.S.).
“Drawing on Finnegans Wake: ‘the one the pictor of the other’.”
2,000-word essay and 8 artworks: 126 – 33
Jelly Bucket Literary Journal Number 9 (U.S.).
1 page: 145
Existere Volume 38, Issue 1 (Canada).
Artist Statement and 6 artworks: 20, 24, 55, 63, 152, 577
“Drawing on Finnegans Wake: ‘the one the pictor of the other’.”
2,000-word essay and 8 artworks: 126 – 33
Jelly Bucket Literary Journal Number 9 (U.S.).
1 page: 145
Existere Volume 38, Issue 1 (Canada).
Artist Statement and 6 artworks: 20, 24, 55, 63, 152, 577
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The Raw Art Review Fall (U.S.).
1 page: 30
Art / Research International Volume 3, Issue 2 (Canada).
“Drawing Upon Finnegans Wake.”
3,000-word essay and 8 pages: 134 – 41
The Globe and Mail June 16 (Canada).
“Taking apart James Joyce’s final novel Finnegans Wake.”
4 pages: 15, 151, 203, 204
The Fortnightly Review (England).
“Pages from ‘Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake’.”
7 pages: 37, 38, 67 – 72
HCE Review Volume 11, Issue 11 (Ireland).
“Page from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE.”
1 page: 151
The Ilanot Review Volume 15 (Israel).
“Come Into The Pictures: A Graphic Reconfiguring of Finnegans Wake.”
3 pages: 19, 59, 197
1 page: 30
Art / Research International Volume 3, Issue 2 (Canada).
“Drawing Upon Finnegans Wake.”
3,000-word essay and 8 pages: 134 – 41
The Globe and Mail June 16 (Canada).
“Taking apart James Joyce’s final novel Finnegans Wake.”
4 pages: 15, 151, 203, 204
The Fortnightly Review (England).
“Pages from ‘Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake’.”
7 pages: 37, 38, 67 – 72
HCE Review Volume 11, Issue 11 (Ireland).
“Page from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE.”
1 page: 151
The Ilanot Review Volume 15 (Israel).
“Come Into The Pictures: A Graphic Reconfiguring of Finnegans Wake.”
3 pages: 19, 59, 197
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Silver Streams Issue 3 (Ireland).
“Page from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE.”
1 artwork: 34
World Literature Today (U.S.).
“Come into the Pictures: James Joyce, Illustrated.”
8 artworks: 201 – 08
James Joyce Quarterly Volume 53, Number 1-2 (U. S.). Cover image.
1 artwork: 200
“Page from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE.”
1 artwork: 34
World Literature Today (U.S.).
“Come into the Pictures: James Joyce, Illustrated.”
8 artworks: 201 – 08
James Joyce Quarterly Volume 53, Number 1-2 (U. S.). Cover image.
1 artwork: 200
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2022
2021
James Joyce Quarterly Volume 58, No. 1 - 2 Review of The echo is where 43 pages: 126 - 68 Libretto Magazine Issue 4 (Nigeria) “watching her sewing a dream together: Artwork from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE” 9 pages: 8 - 10, 16 - 18, 27 – 29 2020
Lida Literary Magazine Issue 2 (Canada) “LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE” 2 pages: 209 - 210 The Brooklyn Review Fall 2020 (U.S.) “Mormorial” Artist statement and 8 pages: 7 - 10, 213 - 216 Sein und Werden Summer 2020 (U.K.) “From Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake” Artist statement and 1 page: 75 Thorn Literary Magazine Volume 1, Issue 4 (U.S.) “Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake” Artist statement and 8 pages: 203 - 204, 323 - 324, 360 – 363 2019
Joyce Studies Annual 2018 (U.S.). “Drawing on Finnegans Wake: ‘the one the pictor of the other’.” 2,000-word essay and 8 artworks: 126 – 33 Jelly Bucket Literary Journal Number 9 (U.S.). 1 page: 145 Existere Volume 38, Issue 1 (Canada). Artist Statement and 6 artworks: 20, 24, 55, 63, 152, 577 2018
The Raw Art Review Fall (U.S.). 1 page: 30 Art / Research International Volume 3, Issue 2 (Canada). “Drawing Upon Finnegans Wake.” 3,000-word essay and 8 pages: 134 – 41 The Globe and Mail June 16 (Canada). “Taking apart James Joyce’s final novel Finnegans Wake.” 4 pages: 15, 151, 203, 204 The Fortnightly Review (England). “Pages from ‘Lots Of Fun With Finnegans Wake’.” 7 pages: 37, 38, 67 – 72 HCE Review Volume 11, Issue 11 (Ireland). “Page from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE.” 1 page: 151 The Ilanot Review Volume 15 (Israel). “Come Into The Pictures: A Graphic Reconfiguring of Finnegans Wake.” 3 pages: 19, 59, 197 2017
Silver Streams Issue 3 (Ireland). “Page from LOTS OF FUN WITH FINNEGANS WAKE.” 1 artwork: 34 World Literature Today (U.S.). “Come into the Pictures: James Joyce, Illustrated.” 8 artworks: 201 – 08 James Joyce Quarterly Volume 53, Number 1-2 (U. S.). Cover image. 1 artwork: 200 |
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International reviews, testimonials and commentary
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“O’Brien does not represent an organized, collective movement, instead having much in common with art brut: the kind of work produced by solitary figures on the margins of the institutions and markets of the art world, thus bearing witness to another kind of freedom.” DAVID SPURR IS PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT THE UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE, SWITZERLAND. HIS BOOKS INCLUDE ARCHITECTURE AND MODERN LITERATURE (2012) AND JOYCE AND THE SCENE OF MODERNITY (2002). “Evocative of the traditional Persian art of illuminated manuscripts … O’Brien’s illustrative interpretations highlight and draw out Joyce’s idiosyncratic and multilayered words.” AKRAM PADRAMNIA IS AN IRANIAN-CANADIAN WRITER AND TRANSLATOR. SHE IS TRANSLATING JAMES JOYCE’S ULYSSES INTO PERSIAN, AND SHE HAS WRITTEN FOUR NOVELS IN PERSIAN. “Absorbing and marvelous … magma flows of letter and daub.” SARAT MAHARAJ IS PROFESSOR OF VISUAL ART AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS AT MALMO ART ACADEMY, SWEDEN. HIS CURATORIAL OBJECTS HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED AT THE SAO PAULO BIENNALE AND DOCUMENTA (KASSEL). “Part homage, part autopsy, The echo is where sees O’Brien interpolating his own researches and ruminations into the pages of Joyce’s monumental literary folly.” BETTY ANN JORDAN IS A TORONTO-BASED ARTS COMMENTATOR AND CULTURAL TOUR MAVEN. SHE WAS AN EDITOR AT CANADIAN ART AND CURRENTLY GIVES SEMINARS THROUGH CLASSICAL PURSUITS. “Une sorte de symphonie chaotique, comme le ferait un musicien capable de jouer sur différents instruments des notes, des tempos, des mélodies et des sons bizarres à la fois.” JOSEPH BRANCO IS A QUEBEC-BASED ARTIST. HIS WORKS ARE IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE MUSEE NATIONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS DU QUEBEC, LE MUSEED’ART CONTEMPORAIN DE MONTREAL, AND THE MUSEE REGIONAL DE RIMOUSKI. “… the labor and skill and imagination that went into taking the words of the Wake and transforming them into something so wildly and beautifully new gives it a more intense depth than I’ve seen in any other painting or visual art. What more can I say, except thank you, Peter O’Brien, for this treasure.” MARGOT NORRIS IS CHANCELLOR’S PROFESSOR EMERITA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE. HER PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE THE VALUE OF JAMES JOYCE (2016). |
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