Statement: I grew up drawing. Painting is a newer realization. I was put on this painting path by myself and those around me. I have found that using acrylic paint and masonite or other mediums such as tag markers and office supplies I can execute larger more accurate images. I like to think about times I could never live, or times I can not live any more. So this is what I do.
Accuracy is not always my point, my spelling is horrible and the only thing I can be sure of is I know I am intuitive with my lines, colors and ideas.  -Joshua Barry

Slinky nymphs, lithe pixies and gorgeous mermaids are some of the inhabitants of Josh Barry’s altered universe encapsulated in various show themes such as This Beautiful World Is Dying and Organic Monster Technologic Fantasy. They play and gesture, sucking the viewer into their dying world. What is killing their world? Perhaps it is heartache or worse, apathy. The entropic imagery in each work could be an obvious reference to death, but in Barry’s case entropy also references life. The imagery is full of nostalgia for a better time, a better world, or a world better left to the imagination.
Joshua Barry’s work is truly conceptual. His stories are where his art resides. These stories are taken from personal experiences but portrayed by archetypal characters. The characters are delightful and belie some of the difficult subject matter that inspires Barry’s artwork. 
Josh Barry lives and works in San Francisco . He is originally from Bermuda and has lived in San Diego and Chicago . All of the places he has lived have affected his work. Barry has his BFA from the Windows Arts Academy and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco .

Melinda Moshuk,
Independent Curator