Art Adventures: Shawn Barber Studio Visit

[MaGGdiZZle]

@susanhannigan Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love him, he is my inspiration. All the best !!!!

[LoriTheGorey]

I clicked on this, recognizing Davey Havok's tattoos in the thumbnail. XD I was right hah.

[artgal28]

Beautiful work.

[klargusa]

Maybe most people who dont care too much about figurative art have negative feelings about it because of their own limitations in the craft of representational art. Even if you want to focus on conceptual art for the rest of your life, just as any craft or art form, the scope of your work is only limited be the range of your skill or this case, mark making.

[corpsus1]

Every artist so far, even the great ones like Da Vinci and Buonarroti used figures! Wtf are you talking about when saying "FUCK the figure"? You want to draw circles and lines for the rest of you life?! Or you just love anime so much that you can't comprehend the necessity of the human figure in real art?!

[slikkar]

really talented

[lutobo]

FUCK the figure. your good but stop painting the figure. the figure is a waste of time

[brassflower]

@lutobo So what do you suggest he paint instead? His dick?

The figure will never be a waste of time because at the end of the day, human beings are conceited creatures and they love to see themselves reflected in art.

After that comes landscapes as far as popular subjects, especially pretty ones because life's a bitch and people like to escape her cold, heartless ass by going off into a pretty fantasy land, even if it is just brushstrokes on a piece of stretched cotton.

[Cre8iveSignWorks]

man this guy can paint!

not sure about the ink though.....but hells bells that paintwork is awesome!

[praisethedog]

his paintings are fucking great, beautiful, so modern i wish i had his talent

[marina2mar]

I first saw him at the LA Ink in one of the episodes and went strait to internet to find his other work's. He is really amazing !

[robi2000]

I'm curious how much one of these paintings retails for ?

[blowrangers]

10 OP 10!!!MASTER OF KUNST

[BrettWeir007]

I would love to see a start to finish painting done by Shawn to see his technique. He is amazing.

[Azorino]

the Massive black DVD "Foundation Painting" with Shawn Barber is very very good. I highly recommend it.

[Serpo71]

Shawn Barber rules.....

[Clamothy]

I wish he was my teacher, so inspirational.

[jenser1981]

Amaaaaaaaaaazing!!!

[Pokfeak]

Awesome work man!!!

[darkendbites2000]

GOD DAMN...WOW

[Ominous09]

TATOO aprentice its just a matter of time before he becomes an amazing tattoo artist.man amazing dude

[tommyg794]

excellent technical skill combined with great imagination, a true talent, and an inspiration to young and old artists alike.

[frostXfm]

Props!

Huge motivation, favorite artist!

cheers from LCAD, South Cali.

[masshred]

The paintings look like photos. This guy is AMAZING! WOW!

[igohahahahyphy]

i like tattoos and i like painting..you are really good

[EnriqueBearCub]

he went to ringling. my hero.

[jimboslutstien]

I love the one of the Grime.

Great work. No Fucking Amazing work.

Sweet

[SpeedyOJ]

"I wish he would rely less on the photo reference" a very ignorant comment which goes to show that u don't paint? bottom line is that Barber CAN draw and paint from life (with proof) and that is the ultimate test of skill for ANY artist

[starsha7]

Awesome talent.But I wish he would rely less on the photo refernce.

[Kloxboy]

Considering how hard he works and how well developed his painting style is, I don't think it matters too much that he uses photos. He has a solid understanding of form and light, to the point that he can see "beyond the photo" and pick up the elements that are most important. He shoots the photo references himself and he produces artwork that has more life in it than a lot of artists who never use photos. Barber respects tradition but he's not a slave to it.

[paladin939]

This guy is awesome! I love seeing artists like this.

[remmyreel]

Hey, one of those bikes at the beginning is mine! ;)

[archaeologically]

what a shitload of fuck

[urbanobjects]

nice stuff.

[peringalitte]

Insanely good.

[artettina]

Wonderful work. Your portraiture is wow!

[Kloxboy]

Awesome. Shawn is a cool guy, went to school with him years ago. One of my favorite painters.

[paco71684]

amazing work by barber!!!!