Ted Barr “Cycle of Life”

Dacia Gallery

poster for Ted Barr “Cycle of Life”

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The Artist: In 1995 Ted Barr began a 7 year study period with the Israeli master Shlomo Tzafrir. Prior to that and over the years he also researched subjects such as: Symbolism, Ancient Egypt, Numerology, and spiritual rituals of various religions. Inspired by his training and research, Barr created 3 painting series. Deep Space – celestial elements such as galaxies, quasars, red giants and supernovas based on Hubble telescope images; Human Formation – embryos, sperms and ovum inspired by Lennart Nilsson photography and Cycle of Life – allegoric images for human development, dreams and emotions. Most recently he’s also been involved in developing fashion projects with Tifa Design Center in Israel and AOF fashion house in London. Barr is the founder of the Current Art Group, an organization that unites 5,000 artists worldwide.

Barr’s Quest: Years of studying spiritual and philosophical subjects exposed Ted Barr to different aspects of metaphysics and astronomy. It had a strong impact on his life but at some point Barr hit a ‘barrier’ in comprehension. The more religions and spiritual rituals he studied, the more questions about human destiny he had. At this point and by chance, Barr was led to art; first as a form of expression, then as a medium for exploration. Soon the philosophical quest and artistic experimentation formed a mélange that expressed what Barr envisioned by manipulating the very organic matter, tar, on canvas. His art represents his life journey into the enigmatic questions of human existence within the universe, using symbols to unfold the mystery of being, appearing and disappearing.

Barr’s Unique Style: Barr’s inquiry led to an understanding that the building blocks of the universe are identical. The largest structures in the universe such as galaxies and galaxy clusters are made of the same elementary particles as atoms and cells. This similarity in structure and shape led to the context he came to term: Cycle of Life.

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Schedule

from October 01, 2014 to October 18, 2014

Opening Reception on 2014-10-02 from 18:00 to 21:00
Artist Talk: 7:30pm

Artist(s)

Ted Barr

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