Declan Byrne

Declan Byrne has been a member of the KCAT studio since 2004, where he has developed a unique and highly dedicated body of work in painting, drawing, and sculpture. He has shown internationally and throughout Ireland. 

Declan works in sculpture, drawing, and painting. Each of his paintings is created over months, with dots and various blocks and shapes of colour applied side by side, eventually speeding out in all directions over the whole canvas. This results in an intricate patchwork of colours and shapes. The subjects and figures Declan often starts with, such as particular people or scenes, do continue to reveal themselves in finished works to varying degrees. However, for the most part, figuration is largely kept at a distance through abstraction, as though each painting presents a multi-coloured ariel view of an exquisitely coloured landscape. Declan also creates sculptural works by undertaking a compelling engagement with the materiality of paint.