The Artist
Terry Bradley.
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Photo by Barry McCall
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Born in Belfast in 1965 Bradley's early work was inspired by the ten years he lived and worked in Dublin in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s. His distinctive line drawings and atmospheric paintings capture the mood of many of Dublin and Belfast 's most memorable nightclubs and bars.
Many of his paintings from this time show strong, confident women from the modelling and fashion world that he mixed in. They reflect the two sides of Terry’s life - hard images of an after-dark nightlife in the city’s clubs and bars and a more gentle view of women after a dance performance. The two sides reflect the conflict in Bradley’s personality and art, with his self-confessed manic, dark side at odds with calmer more gentle periods. Bradley’s creative eye then turned to the Burlesque dancers of Europe’s Belle Epoque before he travelled to NY and studied and painted the Burlesque Dancers he mingled with there.
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Bradley has now turned his attention on his own country once more and for the first time has concentrated his paintings on men, depicting characters based on Ireland’s hardworking docker industry and the Sailortown area around Belfast which saw it’s heyday over 100 years ago and culminated with the building of the White Star’s magnificent Titanic.
With a working title of Heroes and Villains these new pieces show a proud and rugged face of the men who built and worked in the famous sea ports of both Dublin and Belfast.
Terry’s artistic style is dominated by bold, individual images of people and faces that have an innate sense of purpose and that exude charisma. |
 | Vibrant colours, purposeful brushwork and exuberant scenarios are the hallmarks of his work. Collectors often choose two and three paintings at a time, unable to decide between such strong pieces and his work now features in collections in London, America, Spain and New Zealand.
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