BARRY COOMBS ARTIST
"You belong in the most secret part of you. Don't worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you - draw and paint your fear and anxiety."
- Sol Lewitt
My work is an extension of the concerns, musings and yearnings of my life. Nature, mortality, the puzzle of linear time and the riddle of the Cosmic Joker often occupy my thoughts. Geometry is the effort of human beings to understand nature. Its clarity and simplicity, combined with colour, provide me with limitless means of expression. Everything, however, starts with observation and perception of the visual world.
MORE ABSTRACTIONS at Gallery 1313
Two of my paintings have been selected for exhibition in More Abstractions at Gallery 1313 in Toronto this month. I'm looking forward to it as it's been a long time since I was represented in an exhibition at the gallery. I've shown eight times there over the years, mostly as a former member of the Parkdale Village Arts Collective. In 2000, one of my all-time favourite solo exhibitions, 'Special Pleasures', took place at 1313 in the Members Gallery.
The exhibition runs from April 15-26. I'll be in attendance at the Opening Reception this Thursday, April 16, from 6:30-9:30pm. Please, drop by!
Gallery 1313 is at 1313 Queen Street West in Toronto.
Phone: 416-536-6778
Hours: Wednesday –Saturday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Abstract Art In Your Home
RELIEF42-6 echoes the geometry of this charming Nova Scotia home. How would a colourful, abstract painting look in your home? RELIEF42-6 is an acrylic on collaged, wood panel and is 24x18". Please, view my Canvas/Wood Panel page to see more of my abstract paintings.
