ABOUT LANCE O’BRIEN
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His works tends towards publication design, enjoying the process of researching and relaying information in interesting and innovative manners. Largely working with typography and found imagery, with a smattering of motion throughout, he doesn’t want to restrict himself to any one style, constantly adapting his design to fit whatever he works on. Beyond the design aspect, he also enjoys essay and article writing - an extension of his passions in research. While he leans towards a serious, matter-of-fact style, he knows when to utilise humour to appeal to different target audiences.
Studying at Liverpool John Moores, he’s working towards a BA in Graphic Design and Illustration.
YOU CAN’T KILL ART
Date: Nov-Dec 2024
An exploration into the human touch on art. Throughout the centuries, there have been many attempts, successful and unsuccessful, to destroy pieces of art in galleries. Using a variety of medium from the simple blade, to guns, to acid, there has always been people who have sought to bring destruction upon unsuspecting paintings. Some have had political messages, some are simply disturbed minds and others are fueled purely by hatred, there are many reasons people seek to deface others work.
Through the medium of a publication, I wanted to explore the act of vandalism. Taking images of the art that had previously been, or attempted to have been, destroyed, I took my own hand to the idea - burning, scratching, cutting, smearing with lipstick - until my final publication came to be.