theartsdesk Q&A: Artist/Dramatist John Byrne | reviews, news & interviews
theartsdesk Q&A: Artist/Dramatist John Byrne
theartsdesk Q&A: Artist/Dramatist John Byrne
The Scottish polymath discusses Slab Boys, Swinton, Sean Penn - and Tutti Frutti
Saturday, 19 March 2011
John Byrne: 'I wouldn’t want to reveal anything. That’s the whole point.'www.johnbyrneart.com
"I’m very hard to categorise,” says John Byrne (b 1940), tugging at his magnificent moustache. A restless, defiant, shape-shifting polymath who was an exponent of multimedia long before computers ruled the world, Byrne's singular career is perhaps doomed to gentle underappreciation simply because he can do so much so well. “If you’re hard to categorise they don’t like that." He peers into his coffee as though looking for something. "Whoever 'they' are.”
"I’m very hard to categorise,” says John Byrne (b 1940), tugging at his magnificent moustache. A restless, defiant, shape-shifting polymath who was an exponent of multimedia long before computers ruled the world, Byrne's singular career is perhaps doomed to gentle underappreciation simply because he can do so much so well. “If you’re hard to categorise they don’t like that." He peers into his coffee as though looking for something. "Whoever 'they' are.”
I wouldn’t want to reveal anything. The artistic truth is absolutely true, as opposed to the bare truth, which is just exposing yourself
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