ART EXHIBIT AT THE LYNN HOUSE GALLERY
The Lynn House Gallery is proud to host the works of
figurative artist, James Xavier Barbour. The exhibit dates are:
October 13 –
November 10, 2007.
The artists reception
is on Saturday, October 13, from 5-7
pm.
Admission is free.
James Xavier Barbour was born in Dallas, Texas and of Spanish descent. He is a professional painter and sculptor who blends Old Masters techniques with contemporary narrative. His work courts ambiguity, and comes from inspiration and love for the human figure. He is concerned with anatomical, realistic accuracy and a seriousness that requires attention to detail and slow, rich execution. His works represent the human figure and facets of life where world reality can appear as a puzzle, or dream reality. His images ask us to reflect upon the eternal or universal aspects of our life and redefine what truth really is, and are filled with movement and various meaning. Barbour is an instructor/lecturer of Human Anatomy, Figure/Portrait Drawing, and Art History at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco and taught in New York for several years.
Barbour
received his Masters of Fine Arts in Painting and in Anatomy from
the New York Academy of Art, and a BFA from the Hartford Art School.
He has also studied at the Art Students League of NY, and in Italy
where he exhibited and trained in fresco/mural, traditional old
masters techniques, and in art conservation. At the New York Academy
he studied under leading artists such as: Vincent Desiderio, Martha
Mayer Erlebacher, Steven Assael, Wade Schuman, Edward Schmidt,
Leonid Lerman and Stephen Brown.
Barbour is
currently represented in galleries throughout New York, Texas, San
Francisco, and Los Angeles and in private and corporate collections
both in the United States and internationally. In addition to his
work shown in galleries, he accepts a limited number of portrait
commissions each year. He has also received multiple
awards for his work including the recent The George Sugarman Grant
. He has been commissioned for several murals.
His work was recently on exhibition at The Masur Art Museum, The Beau Monde Cielito Gallery, Stage Gallery in New York and The Art Gallery of Kingwood, TX. Barbour was also selected for the prestigious 2005 Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, in Florence, Italy to be held in the historic Fortezza da Basso. He was also included in the “Realism 2003 International Exhibition” at the Stage Gallery in New York from Feb 28 th - April 13, 2003. To see more of the artist's work, visit his website at: www.jamesxavierbarbour.com
For additional information, call 925 779-7018 or e-mail to: acfa@ecis.com.
Images Attached: Man vs. Nature, Gold & Himself, Victor Hugo and Roses from Thorns