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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
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A Kolinsky is a member of the Siberian weasel family with tail hairs that are nice for brushes. The casual word used for Kolinsky is sable. There are actually several natural sources for “sable”, and Kolinsky is one of them. This is what a Kolinsky looks like. Isn’t he cute? Sable brushes used to be the highest quality brushes for …
Matthew Barney’s Drawing Restraints
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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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