About David Barnett Gallery
The David Barnett Gallery is Wisconsin's premier gallery and has the most diverse range of art available in any Wisconsin gallery, including works of art that represent more than 600 artists. The gallery specializes in European and American masters, regional and nationally recognized artists, and "emerging" Wisconsin artists. Latin American, Asian, and African American artists also adorn the gallery along with Ethnographic art from Africa, Indonesia, and Oceania. The gallery has a national reputation for its extensive collection of Picasso ceramics and Milton Avery oi...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Perspective 2 - Standing Block
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This artwork is a one-of-a-kind original piece, derived from my own observation, imagination, sketch or photograph.
Artist Statement:
I think of tree time as a time scale that is va...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ahuehuete Tree #2
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
This artwork is a one-of-a-kind original piece, derived from my own observation, imagination, sketch or photograph.
I think of tree time as a time scale that is va...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Temple Tree
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Tree bark texture from The Hundred Horse Chestnut (3-5,000-year-old tree in Sant'Alfio, Sicily) and a Fig tree in Piazza Marina, Palermo (largest tree in Sicily) th...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance (Pinus strebus)
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Cast from molds of White Pine bark, this sculpture represents the resilience of the forest. The strip of bark spirals upwards, releasing a spray of pine cones that...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Perspective 3 - Beaver Tree
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
A beaver tree from the shores of the Namekagon River near Seeley, WI.
I think of tree time as a time scale that is vastly different than a human lifespan, like dee...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Per Favore Tocca Please Touch Por Favor Toca
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Bronze tree bark from trees in Italy, Mexico, and Wisconsin lights when touched.
I think of tree time as a time scale that is vastly different than a human lifesp...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pileated Tree/White Pine
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
White Pine Tree with Pileated Woodpecker holes. From Seeley, WI on my studio property.
I think of tree time as a time scale that is vastly different than a human l...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maya, Queen of the Bookshelf, (4/25)
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
My sister-in-law was parking at Newark airport and heard two kittens under a car. She arranged for the parking lot attendant to care for the kittens until she retur...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Harmony Maquette (1/25)
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
The scale model (Maquette) was created in clay before sculpting the life-size "Harmony" sculpture commissioned by the Oconomowoc Festival of Arts for Rockwell Park...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hangman's Elm
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Hangman's Elm is the oldest tree in Manhattan, dating from the early 1700's. This tree has somehow steadily grown during the creation of new York City around it, It...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Castagano Fragment
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Texture from the Hundred Horse Chestnut tree in Sant'Alfio, Sicily. This tree is between 3,000 - 5,000 years old and still proudces chestnuts.
This artwork is a one...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Castagano Amber Glass With Lava
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Tree bark texture from the Hundred Horse Chestnut tree in Sant'Alfio, Sicily - a 3-5000-year-old tree that still produces chestnuts. The lava rock represents the ma...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
More About David Barnett Gallery
Perspective 2 - Standing Block
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This artwork is a one-of-a-kind original piece, derived from my own observation, imagination, sketch or photograph.
Artist Statement:
I think of tree time as a time scale that is va...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ahuehuete Tree #2
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
This artwork is a one-of-a-kind original piece, derived from my own observation, imagination, sketch or photograph.
I think of tree time as a time scale that is va...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Temple Tree
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Tree bark texture from The Hundred Horse Chestnut (3-5,000-year-old tree in Sant'Alfio, Sicily) and a Fig tree in Piazza Marina, Palermo (largest tree in Sicily) th...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Renaissance (Pinus strebus)
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Cast from molds of White Pine bark, this sculpture represents the resilience of the forest. The strip of bark spirals upwards, releasing a spray of pine cones that...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Perspective 3 - Beaver Tree
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
A beaver tree from the shores of the Namekagon River near Seeley, WI.
I think of tree time as a time scale that is vastly different than a human lifespan, like dee...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Per Favore Tocca Please Touch Por Favor Toca
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Bronze tree bark from trees in Italy, Mexico, and Wisconsin lights when touched.
I think of tree time as a time scale that is vastly different than a human lifesp...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pileated Tree/White Pine
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
White Pine Tree with Pileated Woodpecker holes. From Seeley, WI on my studio property.
I think of tree time as a time scale that is vastly different than a human l...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maya, Queen of the Bookshelf, (4/25)
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
My sister-in-law was parking at Newark airport and heard two kittens under a car. She arranged for the parking lot attendant to care for the kittens until she retur...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Harmony Maquette (1/25)
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
The scale model (Maquette) was created in clay before sculpting the life-size "Harmony" sculpture commissioned by the Oconomowoc Festival of Arts for Rockwell Park...
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hangman's Elm
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Hangman's Elm is the oldest tree in Manhattan, dating from the early 1700's. This tree has somehow steadily grown during the creation of new York City around it, It...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Castagano Fragment
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Texture from the Hundred Horse Chestnut tree in Sant'Alfio, Sicily. This tree is between 3,000 - 5,000 years old and still proudces chestnuts.
This artwork is a one...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Castagano Amber Glass With Lava
By John Hallett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Artist Statement:
Tree bark texture from the Hundred Horse Chestnut tree in Sant'Alfio, Sicily - a 3-5000-year-old tree that still produces chestnuts. The lava rock represents the ma...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze