Bio/Exhibitions
EARS
Daniel O’Toole
Born 1984
The Sydney born Painter Daniel O’Toole also known as ‘ears’ has been slowly but steadily creeping into the peripheral vision of the public, and recently has opened a gallery with Artists Max Berry and Jamie Nimmo called ‘Oh Really’.
With a Background in graffiti and interest in fine art, Daniel served time at National Art School and has been exhibiting regularly since 2006.
Being from an artistic upbringing with a mother that sings jazz, plays piano and paints watercolour portraits, and a father that plays blues guitar, Daniel has always been encouraged to pursue his practice.
The Style he is known for is a loose energetic portrait style that plays with the abstract and hints at realism, with influences like Francis bacon and Brett Whitely he remains diligently focused on the face and as his core subject.
Painting on a large scale for the most part Daniel uses acrylics shellac and spray paint.
The work originates from a technique learned at art school called continuous cross contour line drawing. (in street art terms, a one liner)
The idea is to loosen up and find your unique mark, and Daniel seems to have discovered an intensely lyrical and feminine mark that sets him apart.
Daniel is not a conceptual artist, and his work has no political undertone, it is purely an expression of self and the human condition in its raw form.
www.earstotheground.net
Exhibitions
-Art Exhibitions:
May 2006- ‘a Passion for Portraits’ Group show at Mary Place Gallery
June 2006. group show at galerie D’art.
Sept. 30th- Oct.30th 2006. Solo Exhibition ‘Sounds of Nostalgia’ at Riley’s Place Surry Hills.
Feb 2007 Solo Abstract show at ‘Buzz Bar’. Newtown.
April 2007 Solo Exhibition ‘Jazz Portraits’ at Toque in Kurrajong.
May 2007 Group ‘Candour’ Exhibition at Gaffa Gallery Surry Hills. Group show at rince gallery crown st. surry hills.
Group exhibition ‘movement show’ at new view gallery Newtown. 2007
Sideways skateboard show. MTV Gallery 08
Dark room show at Ruby Rabbit Oh Really gallery launch. 4th Sept. 08.
Charity Art Auction at world bar. Oct 08
Group show with square one at Mori Gallery late sept. 08.
Stk Stencil, Pine street arts centre Chippendale 08 ‘Monsters Invasion’ group show at Ruban Rat, Newtown 2008 Get Trucked exhibition, 696 in Melbourne 2008
Design exhibition at ‘Beautiful on the inside’ Darlinghurst Oct. 08.
Pine Street gallery street art festival exhibition ‘here comes trouble’ Oct. 08
Freshly Baked Gallery Launch Fitzroy, Melbourne.
EverFresh group show at Hogan Gallery Melbourne 14th Dec. 08
Cardboard city group show at ohreally 18th December 08
UU Gallery Launch Melbourne 09
Carriage Art Works exhibition 14th Jan. 09
Group show ‘also known as’ at somedays gallery.15th Jan
Marker gallery launch Melbourne 09.
‘Painting 09’ at Brunswick street gallery Melbourne march 09.
‘Minus Canvas’ group exhibition QLD 3rd. july 09.
~Commissioned Works:
Graffiti Mural at International Grammar school
Live Painting for the spring fair in Bondi Junction Mall, funded by Waverly Council.
Commissioned Portrait for ‘Minty meets munt’ clothes store, Surry Hills
Art Installation at ‘The Darlo’ Bar Darlinghurst.
Art Installation at The Abercrombie Hotel, Parramatta Road, Broadway.
Art Installation at The Cod Father Seafood restaurant in Stanmore.
Live Painting at Latrobe and Melbourne University’s for ‘Spread the good stuff’ Telstra Promotion.
Live Performance Painting for Creative Dissent (arts Event) Held monthly in Redfern.
Live Performance painting for peats ridge festival (08)
Large mural at Marker Gallery (Melbourne) 2009