George Byrne is a photographic artist who moves to Los Angeles, USA in 2010 after he has been living in Sydney, Australia.His main subject matter is the urban landscape of the city. Byrne is influenced by several artists, naming Walker Evans, Stephen Shore, William Eggleston, Richard Diebenkorn and Ed Ruscha. He is interested in the aesthetics of industry and ordinary urban spaces because of the entire new topographic photography moment. “The whole host of other modern California painters who were able to illustrate how certain combinations of form colour can have an amazing alchemy and death.” Through his photographic work, he is seeking to turn the most disposable architecture and landscape that he could find into seismic moments. “LA is just so spread out that the typical day here is usually at least a couple of hours driving around, so you just end up seeing a lot of the city.” He reckons composition in his images is very significant as they often feel like a little puzzle that needs to be solved. His series “Local Division” is sort of his way to look at the beauty and magic of the place he lives in, working out how and where he fit in, and a reminder to keep his eyes open. His photos are reflections of his interest in the city itself.
Source: GB 2016, George Byrne Artist – LOCAL DIVISION EPK, YouTube, retrieved August 2016
Source: GB 2014, George Byrne Sydney 2014, YouTube, retrieved August 2016
CCC Photography 2016 