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Tom Byrne

Tom Byrne (Born 1962) is active/lives in Ireland.  Tom Byrne is known for Abstract expressionist land and sky scapes, portrait and still life.

Tom Byrne was born in Dublin in 1962. He studied at Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design, where he trained in the Bauhaus tradition, a revolutionary 20th century school of artistic training which integrated craftsmanship, art and technology.
 
Byrne describes, "religion, politics and celebrity all play equally important roles in my work". His strong interest in current affairs along with his punk mentality merges to create an artist who is in tune with the world around him. Informed by spirituality and popular culture alike, the artist thinks of himself as a contemporary artist first and foremost, selecting beauty from everyday experience and channelling it into painterly abstractions.
 
Byrne is highly influenced by the writings of Samuel Beckett and James Joyce. Byrne pays homage to these leading Irish writers in his paintings throughout his portrait series, depicting these intellectuals in a "veristic" manner. This verism harks back to ancient Roman portrait   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2216 characters.]  Artist bio

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