Mike Barlow

Mike Barlow


About

My lifelong love of words is prominent in my art.

I want words to tell the story, within the picture; they say that a picture paints a thousand words, but I say 'Why not add a thousand words, to say even more'?

I painstakingly construct my works by hand. Line by line. Word by word. Adjusting individual letters. Making pictures slowly grow from words. Making words as majestic to view, as to read.

I am late to the art world and may never see any form of 'success', however that is measured; however, success, to me, will be granted in the form of you liking what you see and understanding what I am thinking. More importantly, I hope you learn more about the subject, and empathise more with them than with me.

The subject, and the object, are always more important than the artist, after all.
Work
I work intermittently, currently.

The type of work that I produce really consumes...the eyes, the brain, the patience. Concentration and intensity are paramount as it can be difficult to rectify lots of little mistakes.

I find that after completing one work, I must slow down and walk away for a while until the next; thus, I am not as prolific as some are, or as I could be.

Forgive me this need to forget my art, and understand that it helps me to resume with an excitement and vigour each time I return.
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Mike Barlow
United Kingdom
Prints from $33

Mike Barlow
United Kingdom
Prints from $23

Mike Barlow
United Kingdom
Prints from $49

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