Artist Information:
Barry Wolfryd
Mexico City,
Mexico
Member Since: Mar 2007
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Artist Statement:
The Art of Cultural Idealism
Icons, symbols and objects,
established or reinvented
permit us to define our
relationship with the
surroundings in which we are
born, live, play, work and die
in. They are the means to look
intently at reality. In my own
work I use them to try and
come up with understandings by
crossing the borders between
popular culture and the moral
values embedded in it. . For
me, juxtaposing familiar pop
art icons against one another
helps fortify fascination (and
repulsion) with many of the
empty idealisms in today’s
world.
In this way my canvases become
the narrative of us. The icons
and objects in my work are
part of a larger
internalization, also exposing
what is evident and
unpredictable. The paintings
also demonstrate how art is
capable of revealing to us the
ironies that we are
encompassed in.
Even though I explore
distinctive themes, the bases
for all the work is elaborated
with elements, symbols and
icons that we recognize
consciously or intuitively,
recognizable icons of
societies and cultures across
the globe. They are a chain of
popular images that identifies
“culture.” Human history is a
common story and because of
this we share the ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Individual Exhibitions:
2008: “Equations for A Life
Style” The Conference Room
Los Angeles,Ca., USA
2007: “Between Two Worlds”
Public Arts Department
Palm Desert, Ca., USA
2003: “Recent Works” Gallery
Soho Creative, New York City,
NY, USA
2002: “Borders” Gallery Soho
Creative, New York City, NY,
USA
2000: “Animal Crackers” ...
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Artist Galleries:
Ethra Galeria
www.galeriaethra.com
Melissa Morgan Fine Art
www.melissamorganfineart.com
Traeger & Pinto Arte
Contemporáneo
www.traeger-pinto.com...
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Artist Reviews:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Barry Wolfryd at the Beyond
the Border International
Contemporary Art Fair in San
Diego
Mexico City, August 25, 2009.
The American – Mexican painter
Barry Wolfryd will be one of
the artists whose work will
mark the first edition of the
Beyond the Border
International Contemporary Art
Fair (...
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Collections:
Hilton Corporation, Mexico
City, Mexico
Museo Casa Diego Rivera,
Guanajuato, México
Press Club Santiago, Santiago,
Chile
Housatonic Museum of Art,
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Bramsen Institute París,
Francia .
APD Corporation, Mexico City,
Mexico
Taller de Gráfica Soruco,
Oaxaca México
DeBas Corporation, Mexico
City, Mexico
Galería Renata, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Barry Wolfryd's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Barry Wolfryd's Portfolio.
The Art of Cultural Idealism
Icons, symbols and objects, established or reinvented permit us to define our relationship with the surroundings in which we are born, live, play, work and die in. They are the means to look intently at reality. In my own work I use them to try and come up with understandings by crossing the borders between popular culture and the moral values embedded in it. . For me, juxtaposing familiar pop art icons against one another helps fortify fascination (and repulsion) with many of the empty idealisms in today’s world.
In this way my canvases become the narrative of us. The icons and objects in my work are part of a larger internalization, also exposing what is evident and unpredictable. The paintings also demonstrate how art is capable of revealing to us the ironies that we are encompassed in.
Even though I explore distinctive themes, the bases for all the work is elaborated with elements, symbols and icons that we recognize consciously or intuitively, recognizable icons of societies and cultures across the globe. They are a chain of popular images that identifies “culture.” Human history is a common story and because of this we share the ... |
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