ABOUT THE ARTIST

Susy Freelove also known as Susy Cremers born in 1961 in Maine. Studied art at the San francisco Art Institute and graduated with and BFA in 1981 MFA in 1983.
Since the late 1990's she has been creating large scale interactive art events for hundreds of families in West Cork Ireland. These events would involve 30 working artists performing in costumes and installations which she designed and created out of recycled materials. Each one a unique live experience of a classic story and were greatly popular successful and enjoyable by all who partook.
In 2008 she began to focus more on her own personal work which involved the exploration of the unseen, the artists dreams, raw emotions, internal commentary and reaction to the state of the capitalistic consumer culture. with a series of works; Giraffe man, Designer Trash, inner body.
In 2010-12 She created several large panels: The Door, The relationship and the marriage of heaven and earth.
In 2011 she created "Break in" exhibition performance a video which can be watched here. over 100 people came to see it and was based on the exploration of "who is Esus?" the artist as magician. posted in June 24 2012 of this blog. Her current work in 2013 reflects a authentic artistic exploration of self, and the world as seen upside down, and the creation of stories via painting and assemblage of mixed media and found objects.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Evidence of Esus

The evidence of Esus is a shed full of colourful paintings, odd items, costumes and moving sculptures situated in a remote place in a wild West Cork hide out. To get there in itself is a sort of other worldly experience: through small seeminly one lane roads, up and down a track and through a black thorn tunneled path. Everyone who arrives there is already changed before they even enter the rough, wooden, large, tin roofed building. Once inside its hard to know where to look because you are surrounded by images which seem childlike and disturbing in their strangeness all at once. Messages scrawled across pages of scrap paper strewn about as if discarded after completion. It appears from their contents that Esus is planning to move out to the cities but in what form it is hard to know. It is likely that Esus is a shape shifter and a trickster to boot. Like what's the idea of putting floor dust in a display bag and calling it "all that remains" as if this were some priceless gold flakes or the DNA to life? Or the shiney stainless steel teapot on a pedestle that is an old speaker with a label "perfection" written on it? what about the fake fish bait in a posh watch box or the barbie parts sticking out of a pink heart container? The place is teeming with everyday objects that have been combined in odd ways to create something new. while sometimes at least aesthetically pleasing always sightly offsetting. And I haven't even begun to describe the paintings yet.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Upcoming event: The Dragon Tamer

The Mysterious Menagerie Trail, of all things Weird and Wonderful:

The Dragon Tamer

The Long awaited Return of the annual Magical Easter Adventure will be Presented at An Sanctoir on Easter Monday 2-5pm.
A walk and interactive performance on the beautiful land that is An Sanctoir in Ballydehob W. Cork. Admission will be €5, children under 3 free (please note that very young children may not be able to appreciate the event.) Children must be supervized at all times! It is advised to wear wellies or other suitable footwear. Two Rivers Cafe on site, raffel prizes, entertainment and animals.

All proceeds to Two Rivers Kindergarten.
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Who is Esus? Esus's baby book:

Esus was born yesterday onto a blue and green planet called Earth.
white clouds dominate the atmosphere and are the afirmed parental messagers who tell Esus through their form and movement how to be.


It has been written in the Baby book that Esus was concieved by angels. But many believe he was created in the mind of a human girl child and he lived in her head for half of her life.

The question remains Who really is Esus? an artist? a poet or dancer?
A clown or loser? a visionary or con man? some people have met Esus as a girl child named Brigit Mac others as a mutant human rat called Artymous. Others believe he to be a powerful matriarch: the Queen of Hearts who's royal currency is the LOVE NOTE. but Esus has claimed to be The man of light himself a magician and a lover: the offical manager of the flow of love. Esus does have living friends and relatives. You are invited to come and meet them or maybe even the man himself. He will be living near you as soon as he can find a house to move in to.
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Getting out there!

So I am here talking to self and this self is planning to get out there to meet the public!
The much adored and well attended Easter Adventure will return to West Cork on Monday April 9th 2-5pm: The Magical Menigerie Trail of all things Weird and Wonderful.
Another interactive artistic and playful event for families and people of all ages. For €5 explore the mysterious world of enchantement and surprises an you walk through some of the 30 acres of wildlife reserve that is An Sanctoir wholistic centre in Ballydehob. Meet faeries, Entertain The king of spades and the Queen of hearts, Tame the Dragon and visit the Magical Menagerie to name but a few of the interactive spectacles on offer. Enjoy home baked goods at the Two Rivers Cafe and pet some friendly goats. There will be raffle prizes of local crafts and produce.

An exhibiton of the Imagenings of the Obscure Artist is planned for the Cork city DIY Festival May 14th to the 24th 2011. Venue will be confirmed in the next week!

I am also applying for the Dublin Fringe Fest in Sept.
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