Barry Wolfryd Art

American, b. 1952

Barry was born in Los Angeles, California but he has conducted the major part of his artistic carrier in Mexico, where he has lived for the last 40 years. The influences of sixties music from Dylan to Frank Zappa and the New York art scene inspired Wolfryd to carry out his first creative trials. These experiences developed an ideological base that he would bind with the culture by means of historic consciousness and social critique. Wolfryd began his artistic studies in 1972 at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A. At 22 years of age he moved to Mexico, arriving in Cholula, Puebla and commencing his studies at the Universidad of the Americas. In 1975 he enrolled at the Instituto Allende in San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. In 1982 he studied at the Chicago Art Institute and in 1984 at the National Institute for the Arts in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. In 1985 he moved to Mexico City. He was present during the earthquake of September 19. From this tragedy artist and art in Mexico took a historical turn of events. Wolfryd became an active player in the new vision and dynamic that overtook the “Nopal Curtain”, established by the previous generation of artist such as Cuevas and Tomayo. By 1986 he had his first major individual exhibition and began to participate in national and international exhibitions in Mexico City, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, Los Angeles, New York City, and Rome. In 1987, he started collaborating with Salon dés Aztecas, an artistic group who established a break with the dominant trends of the visual arts in Mexico by taking public spaces and buildings to transform them in collective intervention projects. “The Taking of Balmori”, “El Ruele” and “El Vizcaina” were just a few of these projects. He founded in 1998 the experimental space Out Gallery, along with Salon dés Aztecs, La Zona and La Quiñonera, these spaces helped create one of the most dynamic artistic phenomena of Mexico City. During a season in Los Angeles, California (2005-2008), he opened a workshop at The Brewery, a conglomerate of more than 150 studies of artistic creators. There, by incorporating elements, icons and symbols of his hometown, his work took a new direction, with a political approach and anti consumerist issues. Between 2008 and 2011, back in Mexico, he realized a new painting series, Stories in Shadows, Honey I’m Home and Transferences that documented interpersonal relationships, absurdities in life and the violence gripping the country. In 2013 he finished a series of four large portable murals on canvas, wood panels and one in ceramic tile for a corporate group. Wolfryd begun in 2104 to produce glass sculptures both in Murano, Italy at Berengo Studios (Founder of Glass Stress) and at the Royal Glass Works in Segovia, Spain. In June 2019 he produced a series a paintings at Art House Holland residency. A new series of glass scultures have been created at Berengo Studios in September , 2109.

Artist: Barry Wolfryd

Barry WolfrydConscience Level, 2014

$7,500

Conscience Level

By Barry Wolfryd

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

#murano #glass Barry Wolfryd (1952) Barry Wolfryd, born in Los Angeles and a naturalized Mexican, has spent most of his artistic career in Mexico, where he has lived for the past 35 ...

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2010s Conceptual Barry Wolfryd Art

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Glass

Barry WolfrydPromises, 2015

$2,800

Promises

By Barry Wolfryd

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

#murano #glass Barry Wolfryd (1952) Barry Wolfryd, born in Los Angeles and a naturalized Mexican, has spent most of his artistic career in Mexico, where he has lived for the past 35 ...

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2010s Conceptual Barry Wolfryd Art

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Ceramic

Óscar Aldonza TorresHyperrealistic Bronze Female Head Lost-Wax Sculpture, Hollow Skull, Contemporary, 2025

$3,865

H 9.45 in W 6.7 in D 8.67 in

Hyperrealistic Bronze Female Head Lost-Wax Sculpture, Hollow Skull, Contemporary

By Óscar Aldonza Torres

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Hyperrealistic bronze female head sculpture with hollowed skull evokes mystery and organic patina. Soño (24 × 17 × 22 cm) by Aldonza is cast by the artist using the traditional lost-...

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2010s Conceptual Barry Wolfryd Art

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Bronze

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Chroma First Order Stormtrooper Helmet Sculpture, Glass Mixed Media, 2025

$900

H 9 in W 6 in D 8 in

Chroma First Order Stormtrooper Helmet Sculpture, Glass Mixed Media

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...

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2010s Pop Art Barry Wolfryd Art

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Glass, Mixed Media

Judy EngelTall Metallic Palladium Abstract Expressionist Brutalist Totem Sculpture, 2020

$1,480Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.5 in W 5.5 in D 5 in

Tall Metallic Palladium Abstract Expressionist Brutalist Totem Sculpture

By Judy Engel

Located in Hudson, NY

Hand built heavily glazed solid ceramic structure by NY artist Judy Engel. Expressionist style hand built and heavily glazed in a high metallic palladium glaze. Judy's first introduction to this style was the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY. "In the 1970s, upstate school kids...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Barry Wolfryd Art

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Ceramic, Glaze

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Chroma 'Thor' Huichol Sculpture, Glass Mixed Media, 2025, 2025

$1,400

H 9.5 in W 5 in D 6 in

Chroma 'Thor' Huichol Sculpture, Glass Mixed Media, 2025

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

Signed and dated 2025. OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! ALTERTATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and ...

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2010s Pop Art Barry Wolfryd Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Care Bear" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series, 2025

$750Sale Price|50% Off

H 10 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Care Bear" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...

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2010s Pop Art Barry Wolfryd Art

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Glass, Plastic, Mixed Media

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Huichol "Upside Down You Are Turning Me " Beaded Sculpture, 2024

$800Sale Price|75% Off

H 20 in W 12 in D 9 in

Huichol "Upside Down You Are Turning Me " Beaded Sculpture

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...

Category

2010s Pop Art Barry Wolfryd Art

Materials

Glass, Resin, Mixed Media

Gautam DasHome Within, Stoneware by Indian Contemporary Artist "In Stock", 2023

$1,465

H 9 in W 9 in D 1 in

Home Within, Stoneware by Indian Contemporary Artist "In Stock"

By Gautam Das

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Gautam Das - Home Within Stoneware 9 x 9 inches, 2023 (Delivered) This sculpture presents a captivating architectural abstraction, crafted with precision and poetic balance. Made fr...

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2010s Contemporary Barry Wolfryd Art

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Stoneware

ErtéSTARSTRUCK (GLASS), 2004

$2,450Sale Price|30% Off

H 19 in W 5 in

STARSTRUCK (GLASS)

By Erté

Located in Aventura, FL

Limited edition encased glass Art Deco vase with raised and etched design in frosted and cobalt blue glass colors. Holds Erte signature to lower right of figure. Stamp numbered with ...

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Early 2000s Art Deco Barry Wolfryd Art

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Glass

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Universal Man" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series, 2022

$950Sale Price|47% Off

H 20.5 in W 7 in D 14 in

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Universal Man" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol a...

Category

2010s Pop Art Barry Wolfryd Art

Materials

Glass, Resin, Mixed Media

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Mexican Huichol Bluetooth Speaker of the House XI, 2025

$480Sale Price|20% Off

H 9 in W 4.25 in D 3 in

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Mexican Huichol Bluetooth Speaker of the House XI

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

FROM THE SPACE TO YOUR DESK!!!. . . BLUETOOTH AND RADIO SPEAKER INCLUDED!!!! A more traditional HUICHOL style sculpture. Looks great in any room!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a colla...

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2010s Contemporary Barry Wolfryd Art

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Glass, Mixed Media

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Mexican Huichol Bluetooth Speaker of the House IX, 2025

$480Sale Price|20% Off

H 9 in W 4.25 in D 3 in

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Mexican Huichol Bluetooth Speaker of the House IX

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

FROM THE SPACE TO YOUR DESK!!!. . . BLUETOOTH AND RADIO SPEAKER INCLUDED!!!! A more traditional HUICHOL style sculpture. Looks great in any room!!! ALTERATION ART . . . is a colla...

Category

2010s Barry Wolfryd Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd Chroma Stormtrooper Helmet Sculpture, Glass & Mixed Media, Pop Art, 2025

$900

H 8.5 in W 6.5 in D 7 in

Chroma Stormtrooper Helmet Sculpture, Glass & Mixed Media, Pop Art

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...

Category

2010s Pop Art Barry Wolfryd Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

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