John Gourley
John Gourley is an artist from Coagh, County Tyrone, he went on to study Art & Cinema at Queen’s Belfast and at the UU in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Having been brought up in the country surrounded by quiet fields, dairy farms and abandoned buildings he recalls “I have vivid memories of military service men landing in helicopters in those fields, routine checks on those quiet roads and being chased by neighbourly farmers for trespassing…but all that is confused amongst the freedom and liberty I felt exploring nature, playing with my friends, using our imagination and discovering fantasy and unknown worlds; everything was about escapism.”
“I’ve always been fascinated by the abstract form - a window into a world not seen but yet it is visible. It was through the simple act of expression, giving myself...
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