Will Doyle lives near Wicklow Town where, as a keen hill walker and cyclist, he gets to enjoy the coast and the countryside. Consequently, he finds inspiration in his immediate environment, and this is reflected in the form and content of his photographs and objects. Will’s previous group exhibitions include IADT students such as In The Making: High Heart at Pallas Projects / Studios (2021), Afterthought at United Arts Club (2020) and Perceived Dimensions at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (2018). Will also contributed to an Art and Photo Exhibition in Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre in 2017.
2021
Open cube resembling a hexagon, due to perspective, on artificial putting green.
Plastic cube 88cm square
2021
Found ivy pole near Wicklow Head with black cube and green ivy superimposed.
Round bamboo sticks, ivy and found pole.
Variable Dimensions
2021
Cube reflected in curved aluminium sheeting.
Round bamboo sticks painted black.
Cube 9cm square
2021
PVC coated wire, set alight, with painted foamboard.
Wire max 18cm, foamboard 26cm
2021
In situ coastal defence structure with open cube strategically placed.
Plastic cube dimensions, 51cm square.
Structure: outside dimension 172.5cm, inside diameter 101.5cm
2021
In situ coastal defence structure dissected by black adhesive tape.
Dimensions of structure: outside 172.5cm, inside diameter 101.5cm.
Tape length varies
In developing my work, I aim not to formally come up with new ideas but rather to allow thoughts and concepts to percolate inside my head. To this end, I try to record the next idea before it disappears into the ether, like fog through fingers. This is especially true first thing in the morning when I wake up with a new thought, a new alternative. Sometimes I feel I am only remembering the memory and not the idea itself. Other concepts occur when carrying out undemanding physical activities like cycling or walking. My work includes site-specific installations, diagrams, and sculptures. Everything I experience is through the filter of my own perception. By placing cubes and other geometric shapes in unusual situations, and by incorporating unstable elements such as shadows, I seek to question what is real.