Conor Harrington
Conor Harrington (born 1980) is an Irish street/graffiti artist based in London, England. Overview. Harrington is known for both his street work and also more recently his gallery work. He has taken in the notion that with his outdoors work, the bigger the piece or mural, the bigger the impact and better influence on the viewer looking at it. He considers himself as neither a street artist or gallery artist and more of just a painter. His work is a mixture of classical and contemporary art, blending the two together into a new and inventive way of  art. Early life. Conor Harrington was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1980. He started his career in his teenage years tagging and doing graffiti anywhere he could in the streets of Ireland. Most of these nights were called hip-hop nights, where he would hang out with the DJs and MCs from around the country at clubs in 1990s Ireland. Career. Conor Harrington attended Limerick School of Art and Design and graduated in 2002 with his Bachelor of Fine Arts. Harrington uses realistic images of people and combines them with abstract elements that incorporate a meaning and story that relate  to the events unfolding at the time. His pieces have been called dreamlike with the balance between the senses and then the realism of the figures in the piece. Harrington's 2008 Weekend Warriors Exhibition was the first time he used historical signifiers and costumes in his work to portray and reflect on current affairs in society. In 2013, Harrington participated in the Dulwich Outdoor Gallery project, initiated by Ingrid Beazley of Dulwich Picture Gallery. He started as a graffiti artist and now paints outdoor murals. Harrington also produced more traditional artworks for galleries, but his work straddles classical and  contemporary art. Exhibitions. Conor Harrington's exhibitions have included the following.