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The (Imaginative) Pit
The (Imaginative) Pit

The (Imaginative) Pit

Artist (b. 1951)
Date1985
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions152.5 x 221 cm (60 x 87 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Donated by Michael Corrigan and Mary Kilcullen, 2022. © Brian Maguire.
Object number2154
DescriptionBrian Maguire is noted for his expressive gestural paintings, in which he explores the realities of the human condition. Maguire is motivated by struggles against inequality and violence, and the pursuit of justice. This had led him to work with groups in mental health hospitals and in prisons. The isolated and alienated figure such as in The (Imaginative) Pit appears throughout his work.
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