Curranart, initiated in Newry Co Down In 1997.  It has been online since Spring 2001 under the domain name of curranart.com.  The curranart.com domain was taken by what is commonly known today as cybersquatters, this new web site hopes to  provide a simple, effective means for olivers art to regain its rightfull place on line.
Welcome To Oliver Currans Art.  A Self Taught Irish Artist
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This web site is a simple one for now, more detail and art content will be added very soon, many more images of the artists work will also appear here as we get organised, thanks for looking in.  He is also here  if you care to read more about him.
Frank Murneys Newry Book  With Olivers Image On Covers
Oliver has been painting since 1998. He developed his own style In 2001. The style quickly became noticed & was stolen by another Irish artist from Co Tyrone. Oliver said he can copy my style but he will never copy my brain.  Since that event Ireland has become bogged down with painting that look very similar to Olivers.  Even In his home town people were confused as to who painted what pictures. A woman called me up one day Oliver said & she asked me to paint her two pictures like the work I have In the Credit Union Hill Street, I went in and looked at the pictures, I was fuming, but what can you do, a solicitors letter made no impression.  However In 2002  Oliver was Invited to show his "Village Eviction" at an exhibition In the RHA Dublin,where it hang along side some of his heros work, he was delighted, and explained he had never dreamed his work would hang along side Roderick O Connors and many other famous artists. Who could ask for more at such an early stage in my art. The image was auctioned the next day and made a higher price than any of the painting sold that morning In Dublin.
The Irish Arm Chair (work In Hand. The chair is identical to the many the artist restored over the years.
Land of secrets, 2007 private collection. Here Oliver shows his imaginary Ireland along with some deep cutting political insights as to what has passed In his birth place. Click the image and take time to delve deep into this picture.