Our Beautiful World is Dying

Thu, Mar 23
6:00pm-10pm
$0

This Beautiful World Is Dying
Artwork by Josh Barry
At the Seventh Heart
Opening Reception
March 23, 2006, 6-8 p.m.
Runs through March 6th-23rd


Slinky nymphs, lithe pixies and gorgeous mermaids are some of the
inhabitants of Josh Barry's altered universe encapsulated in This
Beautiful World Is Dying. They play and gesture, sucking the viewer
into their dying world. What is killing their world? Perhaps it is
heartache or worse, apathy. The entropic imagery in each work could
be an obvious reference to death, but in Barry's case entropy also
references life. The imagery is full of nostalgia for a better time,
a better world, or a world better left to the imagination.

Although Barry has created 15 pieces for the Seventh Heart gallery,
his work is truly conceptual. His stories are where his art
resides. These stories are taken from personal experiences but
portrayed by archetypal characters. The characters are delightful
and belie some of the difficult subject matter that inspires Barry's
artwork.

Josh Barry lives and works in San Francisco. He is originally from
Bermuda and has lived in San Diego and Chicago. All of the places he
has lived have affected his work. Barry has his BFA from the Windows
Arts Academy and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.


Melinda Moshuk
Independent Curator
San Francisco, CA
415-794-5835

Venue:

the Seventh Heart
1592 market
san francisco
415-431-1755
www.joshzilla.com

Additional Info:

415-431-1755
www.joshzilla.com