BARRY COTTRELL, England

Barry before the opening reception
Barry before the opening reception

Barry with Ivan Ninov
Barry with Ivan Ninov

Barry showing the copper plates to Zdravko Stoyanov, Ivan Ninov and Philip Zidarov
Barry showing the copper plates to Zdravko Stoyanov, Ivan Ninov and Philip Zidarov

Barry and Roumen Skorchev in the exhibition
Barry and Roumen Skorchev in the exhibition

Mihail Petkov, Roumen Skorchev, Atanas Vassilev and Barry
Mihail Petkov, Roumen Skorchev, Atanas Vassilev and Barry

Barry on the press together with Prof. Zdravko Stoyanov
Barry on the press together with Prof. Zdravko Stoyanov

Barry demonstrating the Burin Engraving at the Art Academy in Sofia
Barry demonstrating the Burin Engraving at the Art Academy in Sofia

Barry demonstrating the Burin Engraving in the Printmaking Dept of Veliko Tarnovo University
Barry demonstrating the Burin Engraving in the Printmaking Dept of Veliko Tarnovo University

Barry with Kamelia and Nikolay Dobrev together with a sculpture of Alexander Ivanov in the park of Lovech
Barry with Kamelia and Nikolay Dobrev together with a sculpture of Alexander Ivanov in the park of Lovech

Barry in the studio of Nikolay Dobrev in Lovech
Barry in the studio of Nikolay Dobrev in Lovech

Barry in Troyan Monastery
Barry in Troyan Monastery

Barry in the mountains of Lessidren
Barry in the mountains of Lessidren



Откриване с присъствието на автора

1 ноември от 17 до 19 часа

Изтеглената линия @ Леседра

Стоманеният вид на барена, така както се изтегля по медната плоча, предизвиква елегантността и красотата на издълбаната линия и придава допълнително пламъче на въображението.
Гравирането за мен е вид комуникация, своеобразна енергия идваща чрез играта и танца на барена по медната плоча, оставящ линии които оживяват.
Изображенията ми обикновено са странни, често хумористични: мистериозни характери и енигматични животни се разбулват, показвайки своята история в някакво митологично царство, или пък се движат в паралелни светове.
Когато започнах да се изявявам като художник аз го правех от вътрешна необходимост. Воден бях от сила по-могъща от самия мен да създавам образи от един свят, какъвто не мога да видя с моито очи.
Днес аз знам, че тази сила е естествена, подобна на светлината, сила, която може да се направлява от художника. Така че природата се преобразява от изкуството а въображението се претворява в това, което наричаме култура.



November 1st – November 30th 2007

Opening reception with the presence of the artist

November 1st from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Driven Line@Lessedra
The steel tip of the burin, as it is driven through the copper plate, gives rise to the elastic tension and beauty of the engraved line, and sets fire to the imagination
Engraving for me is about communicating a certain joyful energy through the dance of the burin on copper, making lines which are alive.
My imagery is usually strange, often humorous: mysterious characters and enigmatic animals reveal themselves, as if acting out their story in some mythical realm, or perhaps a parallel universe.
When I first started as an artist, I made art out of inner necessity—because I had to. I was driven by a force larger than myself to make images from a world which I could not see with my eyes.
Today I know that force to be natural, almost like lightning, a force which can be channelled by artists, so that nature is transformed by art and the imagination into culture.



English Master engraver born 1953 works almost exclusively with a burin on copper, producing images as poetry of the driven line.

EDUCATED
1979 Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, Oxford: Certificate in Fine Art, Painting & Printmaking
1978 Awarded Ruskin Drawing Prize
1974 Oxford University: B.A. (Hons.) Psychology & Philosophy

SOLO EXHIBITIONS since 2000
2007 The Driven Line @ Lessedra: Lessedra Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects, Sofia, Bulgaria The Driven Line: Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford, UK
2003 Life In The Line: The Theatre, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, UK
2000 Intimate But Not Extinct: Mary Ogilvie Gallery, St. Anne s College, Oxford, UK

GROUP EXHIBITIONS since 2003
2007 Mini Print 2007, Lessedra 6th World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria A World In Black And White, international exhibition of black and white small format prints, touring Canada
2006 Mini Print 2006, Lessedra 5th World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria
2005 Originals 05: The Contemporary Printmaking Show, The Mall Galleries, London, UK
Mini Print 2005, Lessedra 4th World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 Originals 04: The Contemporary Printmaking Show, The Mall Galleries, London, UK Spring Collection of Gallery Artists, Sarah Wiseman Gallery, Oxford, UK Mini Print 2004, Lessedra 3rd World Art Print Annual, Sofia, Bulgaria
2003 National Print Exhibition, The Mall Galleries, London, UK
16th International Biennial of Humour & Satire in the Arts, Gabrovo, Bulgaria 4th International Graphic Triennial, Bitola, Macedonia 6th Triennale Mondiale dEstampes Petit Format, Chamalieres, France

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
- Calcografia Nacional, Madrid
- British Museum, London
- Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Hermitage, St. Petersburg
- Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich
- National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institute,Washington D.C.

PUBLICATIONS
2001 Life In The Line: Where an etching is not to be confused with an engraving, Printmaking Today, Vol 10, No 2 Summer 2001
2008 The Way Beyond The Shaman: Birthing A New Earth Consciousness, to be published in August 2008 by O Books

CONTACT
Studio: 3 Old Carpenters Yard, Coleshill, Swindon SN6 7PT UK tel. +44 (0) 1793 766751
email: barrycottrell@f2s.com
http://www.picassomio.com/BarryCottrell/





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Fingers Engraving

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Owl Pine

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Providence

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Sheepgoat

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The Art Class

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The Big Horse

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The Dragon of Uccello

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Quasimodo

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The Ox

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The Rat

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The Rooster

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The Snake

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His Master's Dog

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Hoffmann's Hare

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Lassoo The Sea

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Monkey of the Madonna

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Naked Quick Step

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Night on Bear Mountain

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Wild Boar

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Esmeralda & Jali

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Infinity Series 1

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Infinity Series 2a

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Infinity Series 2b

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Infinity Series 4c

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