Robert Barry
Robert Barry
Robert Barryis an American artist. Since 1967, Barry has produced non-material works of art, installations, and performance art using a variety of otherwise invisible media. In 1968, Robert Barry is quoted as saying "Nothing seems to me the most potent thing in the world."...
ProfessionPerformance Artist
Date of Birth9 March 1936
art challenges done
I like challenge. I like to be put into a situation which I haven't done before. Something new presents itself and I see if I can somehow finagle it into making a work of art out of it.
two political-opinions world
I may have a lot of political opinions but it doesn't necessarily come into my work. I keep the two worlds separate.
art ideas deadline
Normally my head is always filled with art ideas and things that I have to do, deadlines that I have to meet.
years add down-and
I like a lot of good European films, good - anything really. I'm a big fan of Netflix and I get films from them all the time. If I hear about something that I don't know, that I haven't seen, forgot about, I immediately jot it down and add it to my Netflix list or if there's a film that's available that I haven't seen for many years, I get that.
thinking way watches
I never stop thinking about what I have to do. Let's put it that way. The only thing that takes me out of that is probably a film. I watch a lot of movies.
breathing space littles
I like the work hanging free in the frame. I don't like too much frame around it but I like a little breathing space around the piece.
talking giving people
I usually, if I give a talk, I don't usually prepare anything. I just say - you know, I may stop talking by showing some video or slides of what I do but mainly I try to respond to what problems people have with my work.
drawing people pieces
The drawings that I show - the drawings that I present to people are finished works in themselves. They're meant to be thought of that way and not necessarily lead to larger pieces or anything like that. And that's the way I work now.
important kind certain
I do like certain kinds of frames for work. That's important.
curator dealer
I never ever approached a dealer. I have always been approached by dealers or curators or whatever.
beach cities wife
I'm not a person - and my wife also - we don't really go to the beach or anything like that. We go to cities.
reality trying manipulate
I try not to manipulate reality... What will happen, will happen. Let things be themselves.