Tighe O'Donoghue, American (1942 - )
Tighe O’Donoghue/Ross was born in New York City in 1942. He received his
B.F.A. and M.F.A. at New York
University, graduating
magna cum laude. He is a world renowned printmaker and sculptor whose work
is in the permanent collections of such prestigious institutions as The
Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The
Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Smithsonian
National Collection of Fine Art in Washington, D.C. and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. He is an American and an Irish
citizen, living with his family in County
Kerry for the past 20
years.
O’Donoghue/Ross’ oeuvre is full of symbol and surrealism, his
imagery playful, yet profound. Many of his images contain allusions to
Irish and Celtic myths, but he gleans material from all faiths, mythologies and
philosophies when compiling his surreal World of O'Donoghue/Ross.
He is unusual in being adept at numerous media, from painting
to sculpture, etching/aquatint/mezzotint/engraving to watercolour. He has been creating
digital images for a number of years now, and has reached a mastery of the
medium in a way few other artists have attained.