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Liam Barr
New Zealand
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380 pieces
Artist highlights
- International Exposure
- Prizewinner
- Covered by the Press
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Linen
- Other details : Artwork on wood. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 47.2x34.3in
About this artwork
Salinity is a painting which leaves little to interpretation. It is a painting of multiple stories entwined together to form a narrative of an ever widening global problem of mankind’s impact upon once pristine environments. It is a painting of loss and a reflection of dire consequence in the face of ambivalence and lack of action. My aim with this work is to draw attention to the problem of ocean rise within the South Pacific. While environmental…
issues often arise within my work, the direction to place this work toward the Pacific is new territory. Both of these semi surrealist works started from a plastic refuse necklace foraged from the beach and inspired the idea ‘Once we wore garlands’.
Liam Barr
New Zealand
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Prizewinner
- Covered by the Press
« I like messing with people's minds in a folky kind of way. I have something to say and a way of connecting that I hope will give the viewer something to chew on. »
Liam Barr’s paintings have been extensively exhibited throughout New Zealand as well as in Australia, Canada, and Italy. His art questions how humans fit within the spaces they inhabit and examines themes of culture, identity, belonging, and environmental issues. Barr’s works always begin with a pencil and paper, where he collects and discards ideas. His pieces are composed using monochromatic tones, then painted over in oil with either opaque color or transparent layers.
