Archinect - News2024-12-22T13:53:34-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150037742/la-based-photographer-george-byrne-captures-the-city-s-lesser-known-urban-spaces
LA-based photographer George Byrne captures the city’s lesser known urban spaces Hope Daley2017-11-14T10:00:00-05:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/n9/n9l52d0gs3sqf2n9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>"Buildings are just giant sculptures after all!" describes <a href="http://georgebyrne.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George Byrne</a>, the Los Angeles-based photographer who points his camera towards architectural compositions as subject matter for his work. The Australian born artist has now been a resident of Los Angeles for eight years and it shows. </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/n1/n1xkag4ek9ih5pu7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/n1/n1xkag4ek9ih5pu7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>'Corner Composition Palm Springs' 2017 by George Byrne.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/u6/u6eir3hq3ze62muy.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/u6/u6eir3hq3ze62muy.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>'Blue Awning with Yellow' 2017 by George Byrne.</figcaption></figure><p>With an interest in deco inspired prefab structures and an affinity for the ubiquitous 'Dingbat' stucco box apartments of the '50s and '60s, Byrne finds an appreciation in the details of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/46361/los-angeles-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Los Angeles architecture</a> developed over years of living within city limits. His most recent work, in particular, focuses on the lesser-known urban landscapes in and around East Hollywood, where the artist lives. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2z/2zv2i7s5y6x9vrsp.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2z/2zv2i7s5y6x9vrsp.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>'Echo Park' 2017 by George Byrne.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/58ybqb1gs8iug23y.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/58/58ybqb1gs8iug23y.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>'East Hollywood Carpark' 2016 by George Byrne.</figcaption></figure><p>Viewing his photos as portraits of the city, Byrne draws energy from modernist painters Richard Deibenkorn, Frank Stella, ...</p>