ABOUT OLIVER
Oliver Tennyson was born near Dundalk, Co. Louth, the oldest son of a farming family. He developed an interest in woodwork at an early age and at 25 had become a self-taught musical instrument maker (mandolins).
On the basis of the skill he displayed, the Galway School of Art offered him a place and during his time there he absorbed all the learning at his disposal and in particular developed his interest in sculpture and painting.
Oliver continues to work in wood, stone and bronze, draws in pencil and charcoal and paints in oil and acrylics.
Oliver's influences are the Romanian sculptor, Constantine Brancusi and the English sculptor, Henri Moore, the painters Marc Chagal, Francis Bacon and the painters Van Gogh and Gaugain.
He connects deeply with the full richness of the Irish cultural heritage, it's music and mysticism, it's writers and poets and he feels at ease with the metaphysical and spiritual nature of reality.
Oliver treasures all of the arts and has recently completed a series of paintings based on the life and work of the poet Patrick Kavanagh.
PUBLICATIONS
The Clare Champion, Nov 17, 2021
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The Irish Independent, Nov 8, 2008
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