„GemÄlde aus Der Zwischenwelt“: Ein Meister der Ölmalerei
Gabriel Byrne kommt aus Pima County, Arizona, in den U.S.A.
Die Sonora-Wüste ist sonnig, heiß und voller Tiere, es gibt dort Berge und Kakteen.
Der Milchstraße ist nachts wie ein riesiger Riss durch der Himmel zu sehen.
Seit seiner Kindheit zeichnet er Bilder der Wüste und als Kontrast zur natürlichen Welt auch immer wieder seine Träume. Er versucht, diesen Geschichten zu folgen und seiner Seele so eine Form zu geben. Ausgebildet in den USA hat er als Assistant Painter bei Ernst Fuchs gearbeitet und in den USA und Deutschland ausgestellt.
Gabriel über sich:
In der Malerei verwende ich eine Mischtechnik der früheren Öl-Maler. In dieser Technik kommen wechselnde Schichten „Weißes Ei Tempur“ mit dünner Glasur-Öl-Farbe zur Anwendung.
Für mich ist diese Mischung auch eine Metapher: aus der scharfen, grellen Wüstensonne in weiß und der nebeligen Atmosphäre der transparenten Farben. Schichten, in denen Träume, Erinnerungen und Fantasien liegen.
Letztlich sind meine Bilder abstakt und zugleich auch surrealistisch. Aber wichtiger als Stil sind mir die Traumgeschichten, die sich in meinen Bildern widerspiegeln. Ich möchte Licht auf das dunkle Unbewusste scheinen lassen, die Gestalten aus dem Nebel herauskristallisieren und auf diese Weise Geschichten erzählen.
Curriculum Vitae
Solo Exhibitions
2009 – „Planting Seeds“ Series Exhibition
Cafe Valentin
Kaufbeuren, Deutschland
2007 – „Selected Phosphorus Works“
Chris´ Jazz Cafe
Philadelphia, PA
2006 – „Seeding the Microcosm“ Series Exhibition
Flying Saucer
Philadelphia, PA
2006 – „Subatomic Wilderness“ Series Exhibition
The Beehive
Philadelphia, PA
2006 – „The Complete Phosphorus Works“ Series Exhibition
Mulberry Art Studios
Lancaster, PA
2005 – „Thesis Exhibition“/ „Phosphorus Works“
PAFA
Philadelphia, PA
1998 – „Beaver Valley Paintings and Drawings“
Bruskin Gallery
Port Townsend, WA
1997 – „The Missing Link“
Crocodile Night Club
Seattle, WA
1996 – „Nightmare Paintings“
Phoenix Night Club
Seattle, WA
1995 – „Tree of Life Paintings“
Machinewerks Night Club
Seattle, WA
Two-Person Exhibitions
2010 – „Chromatic Alchemy“ – with John Clark
AxD Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
2002 – „Borracho 2“ – with Eric Schultz
Second Street Brewery
Santa Fe, NM
2001 – „Borracho Paintings“ – with Eric Schultz
Second Street Brewery
Santa Fe, NM
Group Exhibitions
2009 – „That Bites: An Oral Fundraiser”
Pageant Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
2009 – „Art + Soul Food”
Elements Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
2008 – „Erste Ausstellung”
FreiRAUM
Kaufbeuren, Deutschland
2008 – „Planting Seeds”
Cobrawine Art Gallery
Kaufbeuren, Deutschland
2007 – „Creature Double Feature”
AxD Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
2006 – „Second Annual”
Ignite Annual Exhibition
Trenton, NJ
2006 – „Juried Exhibition”
HorrorFind Convention
Baltimore, MD
2004 – „The Thin Man“ performance backdrop
Local Infinities Visual Theater
Chicago, IL
2004 – „Artists Against the End of the World”
Art Around
Philadelphia, PA
2004 – „Artists Against the End of the World”
Tiberino Museum
Philadelphia, PA
2003 – „Dark Art”
Echo Gallery
Chicago, IL
2001 – „New Santa Fe”
The Aztec
Santa Fe, NM
2000 – „Fear Feast”
The Dam
Santa Fe, NM
2000 – Barnum’s Dark Circus ‚Halloween Performance‘
Santa Fe, NM
1996 – „Northwest Annual“
Center of Contemporary Art
Seattle, WA * Curated by Greg Escalante, Art curator, Juxtapoz Magazine.
Commissions and Major Projects
2020 – “Blessed be the Hunter” Eisenhauer / Rafchild Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
2018 – “The One Who Lurks” Drawn and Quartered / Nuclear Winter Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
2012 – “Feeding Hell’s Furnace” Drawn and Quartered / Nuclear Winter Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
2011 – “Conquerers of Sodom” Drawn and Quartered / Nuclear Winter Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
2011 – Dodsferd /Necronoclast (split) / Odious Recordings
Album cover art
Scottland/Port Orchard, WA
2011 – “Ashes“ Necronoclast / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Scottland/Port Orchard, WA
2009 – “Assault of Evil” Drawn and Quartered / Nuclear Winter Records
Video cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
2008 – “Haven“ Necronoclast / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Scottland/Port Orchard, WA
2007 – “Monument“ Necronoclast / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Scottland/Port Orchard, WA
2007 – Artwork donated for auction for the Boys and Girls Club
Tucson, AZ
2007 – „Merciless Hammer of Lucifer” Drawn and Quartered / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
2006 – „Rise of the Goat” Plague Bearer / Nuclear Winter Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Athens, Greece
2006 – „Hail Infernal Darkness” Drawn and Quartered / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
2005 – Assistant to the Fantastic Realist painter Ernst Fuchs
Menton, FR/Monaco; Klagenfurt, Austria; Thal, Austria
- „Apocalypse Chapel” – Kirche von St. Egid in Klagenfurt, Austria
- Sanctuary and High Altar – Kirche von St. Jacobus in Thal, Austria
- Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI
- Portrait of Emperor von Habsburg of Austria
- commission for International Tchaikovsky Society
2005 – commissioned painting for Hugh O’Callaghan
County Cork, Ireland
2005 – „Psychological Factors in Ill-Health“ article by Dr. Craig Jackson, Senior LecturerHealth Psychology; Birmingham City University Birmingham, U.K.
2005 – „The Biopsychosocial Approach“ article by Dr. Craig Jackson, Occupational Psychologist / Research Director Health Research Consultants, Birmingham Birmingham, U.K.
2004 – „Still Birth Chicken“ acting and prop painting
Short film by Byron Karabatsos
Philadelphia, PA
2004 – „Return of the Black Death” Drawn and Quartered / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
2003 – commissioned painting David Miller
El Dorado, NM
2003 – commissioned painting Chela Ananda
Albuquerque, NM
2003 – commissioned painting Anna Meck
Placitas, NM
2003 – commissioned painting Mark & Karen Hamilton
Placitas, NM
2003 – commissioned painting Vickie Peck & Reed Bandeen
Placitas, NM
2003 – „Extermination Revelry” Drawn and Quartered / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Seattle,WA/Port Orchard, WA
2002 – „City of the Watcher“ by Andrew M. Reichart
Book illustration
Oakland, CA
2002 – „Dawn of Kouatl“ Serpens Aeon / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Seattle,WA/Port Orchard, WA
2001 – Portrait of Jason Ales
commissioned by Pomegranate Studios
Santa Fe, N.M.
2001 – „The Tao of Satan” by Walter Mitchell
Book cover art
Santa Fe, N.M.
2001 – Portrait of Walter Mitchell
commissioned by Walter Mitchell
Santa Fe, N.M.
1999 – „To Kill is Human” Drawn and Quartered / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
1998 – Portait of Victoria Fursman
commissioned by Petranella Fursman
Kirkland, WA
1996 – „At the Mountains of Madness” Blood Ritual / Moribund Cult Records
Album cover art
Seattle, WA/Port Orchard, WA
1994 – „The Extinction Agenda” Cadaverous Quartet / San Jacinto Records
Album cover art
Tucson, AZ
Press and Reviews
11.08.09 – „Kunstwelt hinter Scheiben“ – Allgäuer Zeitung by Jessica Stiegelmayer
Kaufbeuren, Germany
19.02.09 – „FREIRaum Kaufbeuren“ – Allgäuer Zeitung by Waltraud Stadel – Hahn
Kaufbeuren, Germany
10.03.08 – review of „Still Birth Chicken“ – ShortEnd Magazine by Noralil Ryan Fores
www.ShortEndMagazine.com
Fall 1996 – „Regionalism Run Amok“
Juxtapoz Magazine by Larry Reid
Seattle, WA
21.10.07 – „Creature Double Feature (monsters from Under the Bed extended)“
Sillydelphia blog Augustsurf
www.sillydelphia.blogspot.com
Education
2005 – MFA / Painting and Drawing
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, PA
1995 – BFA / Illustration and Design
Cornish College of the Arts
Seattle, WA
1993 – Art Center of Tucson
Illustration, Print Production and Design
Tucson, AZ
Awards
1996 – COCA (Center of Contemporary Art)
4th place in juried exhibition sponsored by Juxtapoz Magazine
Seattle, WA
