Oisín Byrne

Oisín Byrne

BornNationalityBased In
1983IrishN/A
Biography

Oisín Byrne works across film, writing, painting and performance. Seeking to unravel the way in which language steers society, Byrne uses these different mediums to express personal stories, fictional fragments, and sentiments of queer release. Developing both ‘intimate and expanded portraiture’ as the artist puts it, his experimental films traverse public and private experiences by entangling the ways in which individuals are perceived societally, and the way they view themselves or are understood by their peers. Dizzying, dreamy, and lyrical, these films reside in a distinctly poetic setting, with the influence of Andy Warhol and Jonas Mekas’s diaristic, intimate filmmaking tecniques. Byrne’s drawings and paintings echo the sense of instability developed in his films. Repeatedly returning to classical still life compositions, Byrne renders vases of flowers wilting in concrete, bright colours— the high-spirited palette juxtaposing the faded beauty of their petals. A constant throughout Byrne’s practice is a commitment to community and collaboration, with reference to the immense comfort it brings the artist and the way in which it fuels his work. ...

Selected Artworks
Lucian
Molly
Molly
Oisín
Conor
Eva
Fiona
Jorge
Paolo
Quentin
Oisín Byrne
Quentin, 2024
77 x 77cm
Sadhbh
Vaari
Adam
Adam
Gary
Portrait
Oisín Byrne
Portrait, 2024
77 x 77cm
Emma
Frank
Naoise
Jasper
Lucian
Juno
Juno
Molly
Orlando
Oisín Byrne
Orlando, 2024
77 x 77cm
Jorge
Adam
Cut Flowers
Oisín Byrne
Cut Flowers, 2022
100 x 100cm
Cut Flowers
Oisín Byrne
Cut Flowers, 2022
121 x 126cm
Gallery Representation
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