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NICHOLAS BYRNE : A Catholic Episode
16 Jan-7 Mar 2010
Vilma Gold
London E2 9EH

Drawing on copper, linen and paper, Nicholas Byrne’s recent paintings disperse emergent figures amongst a restless ground. Made on a scale relating directly to the body, these works are reminiscent of an era in British painting in which the figure is brutalised. Byrne’s paintings butt up clean, bright planes of colour against aged surfaces holding torn and delineated incarnations.