Matthew Barney (b. 1967) is an American artist who works in sculpture, photography, drawing and film. His early works are sculptural installations combined with performance and video.
He’s an ex-partner of Bjork.
He did some weird stuff.
And some more weird stuff.
But I’d rather not talk about that stuff today. I’d rather talk about this stuff:
In his Drawing Restraints, Barney employs physical resistance and obstacles to making his marks. The final drawing becomes unimportant and the effort of drawing becomes the art.
“As an athlete you understand your body requires resistance in order to grow.” – Barney
Today is the 24th day of our 30 day creative challenge. Tuesday is specifically a sequence challenge so there is an extra option to respond with multiple frames if you wish. Make something inspired by a sneeze. Share your drawing on Instagram with these tags: #30sal, #sneeze Or post to this Padlet
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The following is text from my interview of Fran O’Neill, Oct 6, 2020. I asked Fran to share some of the historical artworks she regards as masterworks. She talked about what she sees as the magic of transcriptions. “There’s a whole mystery that is incredible about works from the past, and unlocking some of that …
Matthew Barney’s Drawing Restraints
Matthew Barney (b. 1967) is an American artist who works in sculpture, photography, drawing and film. His early works are sculptural installations combined with performance and video.
He’s an ex-partner of Bjork.
He did some weird stuff.
And some more weird stuff.
But I’d rather not talk about that stuff today. I’d rather talk about this stuff:
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MATTHEW BARNEY’S DRAWING RESTRAINTS
In his Drawing Restraints, Barney employs physical resistance and obstacles to making his marks. The final drawing becomes unimportant and the effort of drawing becomes the art.
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