"Dana And The Horse" 48" x 48" Pigments in Frescoe

"Art is beauty, art is communication, art is in the eye of the beholder; art is magic!" writes west palm beach artist jack barry in an autobiographical essay. barry works in fresco. popular with the old masters, frescoes are created by applying thick layers of plaster to a surface and painting directly into them before they dry. Michelangelo used this technique to paint the Sistine Chapel, and Barry's inspiration to work in fresco began while watching the restoration of the church he attended as a young man in the 1950s.

Influenced by Joseph Campbell's theories of archetypes and hero myths, Barry's art explores his predisposition to mysticism and esoteric teachings. barry's panels combine fields of color with abstract shapes and archaic symbols in order to form a visual language that belong only to him.

Contact Jack Barry at 561/315.4035