Ron O'Donnell

Scottish (born 1952)
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Ron O'Donnell 'Constructed Narratives' 7. Woodland Animals III 1984 © Ron O’Donnell

Biography

Born 1952
Nationality Scottish

Ron O'Donnell was born in Stirling in 1952. He studied photography at Napier Polytechnic, Edinburgh and was a trainee photographer at Stirling University from 1970-6. He has exhibited widely in Britain and abroad. In his large colour prints of constructed installations he often uses recycled objects. His work contains witty comments on a range of current issues as well as academic and contemporary art.

Artworks

The Great Divide Dated 1987
'Constructed Narratives' 1. Still-life is alive and kicking (A-E. Five groups of photographs) 1986
'Constructed Narratives' 10. Mr Fraser's Fur Shop 1985
Untitled: Skeleton in the Closet Unknown
'Constructed Narratives' 2. Chip dinner 1985
'Constructed Narratives' 4. Tactical Nuclear Explosion 1985
'Constructed Narratives' 5. The Conversation 1985
'Constructed Narratives' 6. Woodland Animals I 1984
'Constructed Narratives' 7. Woodland Animals III 1984
'Constructed Narratives' 8. The Antechamber of Rameses V in the Valley of Kings 1985
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Glossary terms

Installation art

  • An art practice developed in the second half of the twentieth  century that broke away from the view of a sculpture as a singular object to be looked at. Instead, installation artists create an environment that may surround the viewer. Many are temporary or created for a particular location.