i. I work as: a photographic artist.

ii. I do this creative work because:
I honestly believe it was my destiny, from the very first day I picked up a camera I feel I was able to interpret regular things in an interesting unique way.

iii. Personal qualities that help me in my work are:
Open mindedness, curiosity, persistence, luck, durability, hard work and a splash of OCD.

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Gas Station, Route 66, 2018

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Echo Park, 2017

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iv. The greatest challenges around doing this work are:
Oh man…it’s all hard.

v. Creative childhood hobbies:
Guitar, song-writing, painting & drawing.

vi. Other creators who inspire you:
Whitney Houston, Patricia Treib, David Hockney, Pierre Mondrian, Helen Becher, Neil Young, Willem De Kooning.

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New Order, 2017

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Temple Street, 2015

vii. Training that has helped me succeed in this career:
My art degree helped me think about and understand art, but beyond that I learned everything on the fly.

viii. A common trap that can hurt people in this career:
Complacency, chasing the money, ignoring the money. Surviving on your art is a very tricky balance.

ix. Some proud career moments:
My first solo exhibition at my favourite gallery in Sydney (Olsen Gallery) in 2015 was a career highlight. I was so proud and excited and I had never worked so hard in my life. It was very satisfying. Also my first show in Canada (at Bau-Xi Gallery) opened this week !

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Corner Composition, Palm Springs, 2017

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Hollywood Toyota, 2017

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x. If you want to work in my field, I suggest that you:
Create as much as you can. The only way to know what sort of artist you are is to create create create. The breakthroughs will happen.

xi. A professional goal I have for the future:
To master large format photography, get better at painting and make a movie.

xii. If you want to see my work, go to: georgebyrne.com or Bau-Xi Gallery 🙂

* Byrne is at Vancouver’s Bau-Xi Gallery until October the 27th. He’ll be giving an artist’s talk on the 27th at 2 pm. Byrne @ Bau-Xi

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99C Culver City.

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Santa Clarita

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www.creatorsvancouver.com

Header: Transparent Billboard. 2017