David Barnett

"Birch Bear, " Mixed Media Watercolor on Birch Bark signed by David Barnett

2017

"Homage to Schomer Lichtner in Cow Frame #2" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett that incorporates watercolor, ink, iridescent acrylic, and collage. It is signed and da...

"American Bald Eagle Flying Through Silver Clouds Between Heaven and Earth" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, signed on the lower left center. It incorporates watercolor, ink, iridescent acrylic, rubber stamps, collage, and oil pencil. This piece depicts a surrealist landscape. A cow with an cowl perched on its back stands in the lower left corner, and tracks lead away from it across the bottom of the picture. A small turtle approaches a pond in the lower right. In the center register of the image, two leaves have been collaged into an abstractly-drawn forest. The eagle of the title is shown in several stages of its flight through the blue and yellow sky. Art size: 7 15/16" x 9 1/2" Frame size: 15 1/4" x 16 1/8" David Barnett, an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s career as an art dealer began at age nineteen when, as a fine arts student, he sponsored an exhibition of work by fellow student artists. In 1966, he opened his first gallery in a converted basement apartment at Wisconsin Avenue and 21st Street. In 1985 David moved his gallery from Wisconsin Avenue into the Old Button Mansion on State Street and has been active ever since. David’s talents for recognizing undervalued artists and for meeting the needs of art lovers, art collectors and artists have created a vibrant, flourishing gallery and collection of over 6,000 works of art. David was born and raised in Wisconsin. He has been painting in watercolors, acrylics, oil pastels as well as fine art photography. David has more than 10 different series he has developed over the years. They include Abstract, Surrealism, Morph Dog, Up North Birch Bark, Impressions of Mexico City, Southwest, Fireworks, Famous Artist Paying Homage and Garden Panorama. Influential artists include Vermeer, Miro, Kandinsky, Chagall, Nolde and Klee. David has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and public television programs regarding his beautiful gallery, collection and knowledge and passion of fine art. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona. In November 2005, he opened his second studio gallery in Hartland, Wisconsin. Exhibits “Morph Dog Series”, David Barnett Gallery, 1996 “Renewal", Art Escape Gallery, Thiensville, WI, 2003 “Recent Watercolors", David Barnett Gallery, 2003, Lora D. Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004 “Group Show”, Broden Gallery Ltd., Madison, WI, May-June 2004 "Homage to Kandinsky", David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2014 Collections Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ Private collections throughout the United States and around the world including collections in Wisconsin, Maryland, New York, Washington D.C., Arizona, Illinois, Florida, Kentucky. International collections in Brazil, Singapore and Hong Kong. Articles Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Barnett Gives His Work an Exhibit" by James Auer, November 1996 Exclusively Yours...

"Up North Series: Bald Eagle Love Spirit--Enter My Village, Enter My Heart" is an original watercolor on birch bark by David Barnett. It is signed lower right. 4 3/4" x 10 1/2" art...

Original drawing signed and dated by David Barnett. David Barnett an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s car...

"Tree Owl Spirit" is an original watercolor painting on birch bark by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features abstract marks on a found piece of birch bar...

"The Fish" is an original mixed media artwork on paper by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece. The artist used watercolor, cut & pasted paper, and india ink to create this colorf...

Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel

Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel

Acrylic & watercolour on paper + frame

Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel

Acrylic & watercolour on marouflaged paper with wooden panel

Prashant Salvi Leap, Watercolour, Acrylic, Charcoal on Paper 22 x 30 inches, 2016 (shipped in a roll form) "I have built my career on surrealist,anatomical/botanical fantasies; beautifully rendered yet sometimes haunting and gruesome, void of irony and done with absolute sincerity. My work builds meaning primarily by exploring the unbridgeable difference between animals and people. A proactive imagery of humans and animals suggests an investigation of linguistics, the natural sciences and human sociology all in respect to the parallel universe of other species alongside us. I use a seemingly detached abstraction as a counter-point, tomy- stylised fabrications of sexual desire"- Prashant Salvi An undercurrent of eroticism, viewed with a steady detachment often can be part of Salvi's works, morphing human and animal forms and throwing psychological riddles challenging the viewer to decide where life begins or ends. Salvi's watercolours with its technical virtuosity turn images from nature to a surrealistic dance of survival. The works are challenging, complex and magically real and acknowledge life’s gentleness and aggressiveness in unison. While nature’s logic could be used to argue the very existence of an omnipotent creator, Salvi, paradoxically suggests ambiguity to life's bigger and deeper questions; answers of which he feels don't come in neat packages. " Education : Sir JJ School of Arts , Mumbai Solo Exhibition 2019 • Haptic, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2017 • Alter-native, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad, Bangalore 2014 • Let Every Eye Negotiate for itself. Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2011 • Lxxxll Pulse, Frankfurth, Germany. 2002 • “Skhalan” Solo Art Gallery, Mumbai. Group Show 2017/2018 • Busan International Art Fair, Busan, South Koria. 2016 • Axis of Secret Histories /All this comes back, Kochi-Muziris Biennale Collateral Exhibition, Mattancherry. 2014 • Convergence, Vam Art Gallery, Trivendram. 2013 • Small is Beautiful, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai. 2013 • Oozing, Group Show, Tulika art Gallary, Mumbai 2013 • On Cloud 9, Kala Sanskriti Academy of Fine Arts, New Delhi-2013 2013 • JJ90s –The time of Change, J.J. School of Art,Mumbai 2012 • Indian Art Festival, MMRD Bandra, Mumbai. 2012 • ViVid World, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai. 2012 • Online, La Sutra Gallery Mumbai. 2011 • Indian Art Festival, Nehru Centre, Mumbai 2010 • Evolve, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai. 2009 • Indian Contemporary Art, La Sutra Gallery Mumbai. 2008 • Journey, New York Academy of Art, New York 2008. 2008 • Eight Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai. 2008 • Black & White Show, Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai. 2007 • Art Works on Paper, Articulture gallery, Mumbai 2006 • Group Show, Visions Art Gallery, Mumbai 2005 • 10” Harmony Show, Mumbai. 2007 • Luise Sepra International Art Project, Lisbon, Portugal. 2003 • AIFACS Show, Mumbai 2003 • FN-FN,Figurative Narative,Curated by Neville Tuli 2002 • Majority Rules, Free Gallery Galsgow, Curated Letha Wilson. 2001 • BPM Biennial, Bose Pacia Gallery, New York. 2000 • Awareness of Environment, Mumbai. 2000 • Revolution 2000 show, Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 1998 • Bombay Art Society Exhibition, Mumbai. 1993 • Close to nature, Mumbai 1992 • City Bank Art Exhibition, Mumbai. Award 2018 • Mount Shadow, National Water Colour Camp, Bhavnagar. 2001 • Winner, Bose Paica Emerging Artist Award, New York. 1995 • Solemn Abraham Best Water Colour Portrait...