Nicholas Byrne’s paintings combine abstract and figurative elements with a strong sensibility for color and formal harmony. A key part of Byrne’s work is his interest in symbols and forms, with the recurrence of fan-like motifs and geometric shapes, which the artist overlays with areas of color rendered in different textures. His canvases often reveal a personal symbolism, inherited from modernist performances, and have been compared to the translucent work of the 19th-century Swedish clairvoyant painter and mystic Hilma af Klint (1862–1944). Byrne graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2005 and since has exhibited his work internationally. Byrne lives and works in London. View Nicholas Byrne's Instagram here.