HENRY BYRNE, Fantasy Island, 2020-2021
Holes-with-see-through is a regular subject in Henry Byrne's paintings. These are characterized by an illusionistic layering, as if a screen with openings is always placed in 2D between the viewer and the painted object.
For Big Art 2021 Henry Byrne painted inflatable objects white. The bright decorations originally applied by the manufacturer have been emptied by the white paintings. An elongated blue see-through painting provides a commentary on the overall sculpture of stacked objects, it seems.