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John Byrne is a contemporary
The work examines ideas around patriotism and nationalism.
In 2004 Byrne produced a large public artwork ''Dublin's Last Supper'' which was commissioned by building developer Mick Wallace (M&J Wallace Ltd) in central Dublin. It is a 9 metre by 2 metre photo screen-print on steel panels featuring 13 people encountered on the streets of Dublin in the form of an interpretation of
Circa Art Magazine - This is serious: reflecting on John Byrne’s exhibition at the Fenton Gallery in Cork, June 2005
*'' What Do Artists Do All Day?'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, John Multimedia artists from Northern Ireland Performance artists from Northern Ireland Artists from Belfast Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Ulster University Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Irish contemporary artists Alumni of Belfast School of Art
artist
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born in Belfast
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, Northern Ireland
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, he now lives and works in Dublin
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.
Education
Byrne received his degree from theBelfast School of Art
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in Belfast. After graduation he began practicing as a performance artist while attending the Slade School of Art
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in London
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in the mid-1980s.
Career
The work examines ideas around patriotism and nationalism.
In 2004 Byrne produced a large public artwork ''Dublin's Last Supper'' which was commissioned by building developer Mick Wallace (M&J Wallace Ltd) in central Dublin. It is a 9 metre by 2 metre photo screen-print on steel panels featuring 13 people encountered on the streets of Dublin in the form of an interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 14522 May 1519) was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, Drawing, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. While his fame initially res ...
's masterpiece. The work was meant to be reflective of a changing society and the growing cultural mix in Dublin.
In June 2005 his video ''Believers'' premiered at the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, Cork. In this work Byrne is the central protagonist.
''Misneach'' was a major permanent sculptural work commissioned as part of Breaking Ground's Public Art programme. This monumental bronze sculpture of horse and rider is rendered in a style typical of the European tradition of portraying generals or heads of state. The horse is a copy of the Gough Memorial originally sited in the Phoenix Park which was blown up in 1957. The rider is modeled on a teenage girl native of Ballymun. The completed monument was mounted on a plinth and unveiled in September 2010.
In August 2010 he presented Casting Light a video projection mapped onto the façade of a bank in Cavan which was showcased during the Fleadh Cheoil. This included a segment where the bank appeared as a giant fruit machine. An updated version featured in 2012. Byrne is working on a number of commissions including a per cent for art work for the Loreto School in Balbriggan and a new collaborative work with The Palestrina Choir entitled Good Works commissioned through Create.
See also
Artists from Northern Ireland
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References
External links
*Circa Art Magazine - This is serious: reflecting on John Byrne’s exhibition at the Fenton Gallery in Cork, June 2005
*'' What Do Artists Do All Day?'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, John Multimedia artists from Northern Ireland Performance artists from Northern Ireland Artists from Belfast Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Alumni of Ulster University Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Irish contemporary artists Alumni of Belfast School of Art