TY - BOOK AU - Horne,John TI - Deciphering Michael Borremans - Absurdity in the Borremansian Universe U1 - Thesis Print 04/17 PY - 2017/// CY - Limerick : PB - Limerick School of Art and Design/LIT KW - Borremans, Michael KW - Theses KW - LSAD KW - Clare Street KW - Fine art theses KW - The Theatre of the Absurd N1 - Thesis submitted for B.A. Hons Degree in Fine Art (Printmaking and Contemporary Practice) 2017; Includes bibliographical references; This essay contextualizes the complex and intriguing paintings of Belgian artist Michael Borremans in relation to the underlying existentialist concepts which inspired the dramatists of the Theatre of the Absurd. A number of comparisons are drawn bwetwwn these ideas and selected works from the artists oeuvre to establish a philosophical and ideological link between the Theatre of the Absurd and the Borremansian universe. [Abstract]. ER -