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Hugh Gerard Byars
The Sculptural Poetics of Hugh Gerard Byars Born in Dublin in 1957, Hugh Gerard Byars has emerged as a profound voice in contemporary Irish sculpture, crafting a visual language that speaks to the very essence of human connection. His journey into the heart of form and space began at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned his BA in Fine Art in 1980. It was during these formative years that Byars encountered the influential sculptor Wi
lliam Tucker, a mentor whose teachings on materiality and process-based experimentation would leave an indelible mark on Byars’ artistic DNA. Under Tucker’s guidance, Byars began to look beyond traditional bronze and stone, finding a new frontier in unconventional materials like resin and fiberglass—substances capable of capturing both the permanence of sculpture and the ephemeral nature of a single, fleeting moment. The true hallmark…