Statement
Mike Byrne’s ceramic practice explores the edges of, and the connections between design, function, narrative and art. The use of a combination of fired clay and other materials, both found and worked, combined with a loose interpretation of the components of the jug form, is an attempt to erode the boundaries between these disciplines. The way in which we consider familiar objects and their various relationships with symbolism, ceramic history and material culture is also part of the exploration.
Each structured piece is slab built, with surface patina resulting from multiple layers of engobe or coloured slips. Numerous firings take place until the desired depth of surface colour and texture is reached. Other elements like the etched copper handles and spouts are attached after the final firing.
Mike Byrne’s ceramic practice explores the edges of, and the connections between design, function, narrative and art. The use of a combination of fired clay and other materials, both found and worked, combined with a loose interpretation of the components of the jug form, is an attempt to erode the boundaries between these disciplines. The way in which we consider familiar objects and their various relationships with symbolism, ceramic history and material culture is also part of the exploration.
Each structured piece is slab built, with surface patina resulting from multiple layers of engobe or coloured slips. Numerous firings take place until the desired depth of surface colour and texture is reached. Other elements like the etched copper handles and spouts are attached after the final firing.
All large vessels approx. 40-50 cm tall
A Given Oppertunity
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A Delicate Moment
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Mixed Blessing
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Beyond Breath
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Beyond Gaze
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Things like that
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Things we know
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Moving Target
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No Mere Illusion
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Nostalgia's Sake
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On Best Behavior
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Promise of Order
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Respectful Calm
Taking It In - 2017
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Taking It In - Detail 2017
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Quiet Moment - 2017
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Bountiful Presence - 2017
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Complex Principal 2017
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Wistful Expectations 2017
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Begin to Remember 2017
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In Good Faith 2017
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Unexpected Reveal
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Curious Possibility 2017
Hidden Depth 2017 (for Blue Egg Gallery, Wexford)
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Easy Touch 2017
For All Seasons 2017 (for Blue Egg Gallery, Wexford)
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Out of the Shadow 2017
Time and Tide 2017
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A Minor Thing 2016
Herbaceus 2016
Umi 2016
Calculus 2016
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Backward Glance 2016
Calculus (detail) 2016
Musubime (detail) 2016
Bucinum 2016
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All you can carry 2016
Last To Leave 2016
Bloodline 2015
Heaven Sent 2016
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Musubime 2016
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Dichotomy 2015
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Blue Pool 2015
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Crest 2015
Undulate 2014
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Wolf in sheeps clothing - 2014
Librate - 2014
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Spill - 2014
Perforated Vessel 2014
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Allogamy 2014
