Dylan O'Connor Waters (b. 2004) is a multidisciplinary artist, mainly working through oil whose work explores the intricate layers of the human condition through the medium of oil.

 

Originally from Ireland, O'Connor approaches themes of masculinity, power, and gender with a deeply reflective lens, unraveling the social scaffolding that governs identity and challenging the rigidity of inherited norms. His canvases become psychological spaces, charged with tension, vulnerability, and the unspoken politics of the body.

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Central to his practice is a profound commitment to community and dialogue. His work extends beyond the studio, often shaped by conversations, collective experience, and a desire to create spaces for critical reflection. He positions painting as an act of social inquiry that acknowledges complexity and resists easy resolution.

 

His oil paintings, both visually compelling and conceptually rigorous serve as meditative sites for confronting the forces that shape human experience.

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Now based between London and Amsterdam, Dylan Waters continues to cultivate a practice that is as intellectually grounded as it is emotionally resonant. With each new series, he deepens his exploration of identity, vulnerability, and the structures that define modern life and using the language of paint to ask urgent, necessary questions.