Conor Harrington

Death in an Afternoon

I am absolutely loving the paintings of Conor Harrington.  Living somewhere between street art and more “traditional” painting, Harrington’s artwork combines character and controlled styles from the 17th-18th centuries with vibrant color and free-flowing movement found in the street art of today.  

I saw my first graffiti piece in National Geographic magazine when I was 12. I had never seen anything like it. It was alien to me. At the same time my friend gave me a copy of Public Enemy’s ‘Takes a Nation of Millions…’ album so there was this other world opening up before me. I did my first piece in October 1994 with my brother and buddy. Kev did a K, Ed did an E and I did a C. Progressive stuff. The boys gave up soon after but I was hooked. As cliched as it sounds, it changed my life and was my first love. Aww.

– Conor Harrington

Death in an Afternoon

Death in an Afternoon

The Big Wall/Dead Meat

The Big Wall/Dead Meat

Gonna Take My Problems To The United Nations

Gonna Take My Problems To The United Nations

You can see much more work by Conor Harrington on his website.

 

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