{"product_id":"head-in-the-clouds","title":"Head In The Clouds","description":"\u003cp\u003eBARRY LORNE (Canada)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHead In The Clouds, 2025 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eacrylic on baltic birch panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e660 x 660 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Head in the Clouds’ and ‘Pipedreams’ are both from my new ‘Daydreamer’ series created exclusively for the ‘Loaded’ exhibition at the Boyd-Dunlop Gallery in Napier, New Zealand. The inspiration behind the new Pop portraits is influenced by my love of traditional tribal iconography and symbolism associated with spiritual awakening and enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe visual elements in my paintings are meant to be whimsical and are not intended to be critical of anyone's beliefs, lifestyle or traditions. I consider my paintings to be playful and reference meaning without being meaningful beyond the enjoyment of each image as a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis artwork can be shipped overseas please get in touch \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/richardboyddunlop.co.nz\/pages\/contact\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e for a shipping quote\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarry Lorne Bio \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarry was born into a working-class family and raised in the government tenement housing projects of Northern England in the mill town of Lancaster. \u003cbr\u003eAt the age of twelve he immigrated to North America with his family and began an intense four-year apprenticeship program under a Hungarian Master painter and later completed his education with a B.F.A. from the University of Lethbridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as being an artist Barry has been an editor-in-chief of an arts magazine, educator and more recently a curator of a contemporary art space.\u003cbr\u003eBarry lives and works in Calgary, Alberta Canada where he keeps a full time studio and shows his work in Australia, Canada and the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work can be found in private and public collections around the world.\u003cbr\u003e“My statement often changes with any new series of work but what remains consistent is that I consider myself to be an Emblematic painter and Pop Surrealist using symbols, icons and a bright color palette to create a visual language. My work is focused on the process of reductionism both in imagery and application letting the paintings imply a story but never fully resolve the narrative.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarry exhibits regularly internationally and has a wide collector base for his work\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barry Lorne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52717622919452,"sku":null,"price":2050.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/3927\/0972\/files\/Barry_Lorne_-_Head_In_The_Clouds_Acrylic_on_26x26_inch_Baltic_Birch_panel_1200_USD.png?v=1754619247","url":"https:\/\/boyddunlop.com\/products\/head-in-the-clouds","provider":"Boyd-Dunlop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}