The artist / Dublin, Ireland

Darragh
Hayden.

Geometry, colour and composition. Darragh Hayden is a Dublin-based contemporary abstract artist exploring the balance between structure and expression through painting.

Portrait photograph of artist Darragh Hayden
Darragh Hayden · Artist portrait
The practice

A language of shape, rhythm and space.

Circles, lines, angles and layered forms are recurring elements in Hayden’s paintings. They create a visual dialogue between order and movement, bringing together carefully arranged geometry and more intuitive relationships of colour and space.

Across both restrained monochromatic compositions and works using stronger colour, the focus remains on how individual elements interact — how a line can divide or connect, how a shape can create tension, and how balance can emerge from contrasting forms.

Anatomy of a Circle No. 0123, geometric abstract painting by Darragh Hayden
Anatomy of a Circle No. 0123
Original geometric abstract painting with black, yellow, cream and grey shapes by Darragh Hayden
Day In Day Out : Repeat
An exploration

Where structure meets imagination, new relationships emerge.

Explore the collection

Balance
& Beyond.

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