demo . 2016
Photo: © Annik Wetter . + Kunsthalle Zürich
Her art is focusing on the basic components of sculpture, its history, possibilities, and discrepancies. At the same time she uses materials, forms and colors that spectacularly break with established ideas of sculpture: Instead of bronze or marble, Barlow uses cardboard, raw cement, mesh wire, and timber. Instead of solid volumes she creates ragged and raw structures, and instead of using color to unify, smooth over, or decorate the surfaces, she uses color to distinguish, set apart, and create divergence. The resulting work is thrilling, challenging and possesses qualities that have gone unrecognized far too long.
Kunsthalle Zürich
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