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Part of a wider practice where Manson painted fellow artists with their works surrounding them, Self Portrait 1980 turns that same method inward. It’s both humorous and poignant: a dreamlike vision of the artist inside his own exhibition, blurring the line between daily life and creative identity.
Inspiration & Process
Painted in acrylic on board, the piece is infused with both personal intimacy and artistic commentary. Manson’s use of everyday settings—as here, a café—grounds the work in the real, while his imaginative framing transforms it into something larger: a meditation on what it means to live surrounded by art.
About the Artist
Andrew Manson, originally from Brighton, studied at the Dun Laoghaire art school. He works primarily in fine art painting but also across photography, performance, and film. His work often draws from daily practice and remembrance, questioning identity and the ways history is framed.
His smaller works and photographs often form the foundation for his larger series, including This Is Not A Game (on the Gulf and Yugoslavian wars) and his more recent This Is A Game paintings, exploring artistic life itself.
Andrew has been selected for the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) in 1982, 2015, 2016, and 2017. He is also founder of Ballyrogan House, where he continues to live and work.
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