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A PORTRAIT OF TERRY BARNHART

hat If Pop Art


Re-emerged?
Writersareknowntobeginnew
novelswith2simplewordswhatif?
Whatifhedidntcomehomeoneday?
Whatifacarcouldactuallytalk?You
getthedrift.Manyartistsareno
differentwhenitcomestotheir
perceptionwhenbeginninga
painting.MeetTerryBarnhart,a
NorthwestOhiolocalartistthat
takeshiswhatifcreativitytoa
differentlevel.
WithAndyWarholandPicassoashisfavoriteartists
duringhighschool,Barnhartneverlosttheirflavorof
individualityanduniqueness.Some24yearslater,he
wasmotivatedbyanartshowanddecidedtotryhis
handatcreatinghisownpopartstyle.Hisworkhas
causedquiteastironFacebook,Pinterestandhisown
websiteathttp://terrybarnhartart.weebly.com.Even
thoughtheworldsaidgoodbyetotheshortlivedpop
arteraattheendofthe60s,theloveofitsspontaneous
gayetyhasobviouslyneverreallyleft.
Thepopartmovementwasfirstintroducedin
Americain1962andwasconsideredNeoDadabecause
ofusingrealobjectsasabase.Withalittlecreativityand
excellentpaintingskills,theseobjectswerethen
transformedintoanentirelyinterestingandfun

Colorful face

acrylic, old book pages on very thick canvas, 20x30 inches, by Terry Barnhart.

perspectivebyviewers.Themostmemorableexample
wasdisplayedonTheBeatlesSgtPeppersAlbum
Cover,1967(recordsleeve),bySirPeterBlake.

acrylic, canvas, 16 x 20 inches.

John Lennon Pop Art

acrylic, canvas, 11 x 14 inches.

Warholwalksabout,muchlikeRobertRauschenberg
usedtodo,searchinggaragesales,thriftstores,and
auctionsinsearchofthatpaintingthatscreamstobe
transformedintoanenjoyableworkofart.Standing
backandexaminingthepainting,hemightthinkof
addingshapes,creatingshadowswithcontrasts,while
keepingtheoutlineintact.
Whentheperfectwhatifmomentoccurs,the
paintingistakenbacktohisstudioandtheacrylic
paintscomeout.Eventhosepaintingsthatdonotbring
outacertainenthusiasminhim,theyarerescuedmany
timesandusedinconjunctionwithothermedia.
ColorfulFaceisanacryliconoldbookpagesonvery
thick20x30inchcanvas,isanexampleofhowthese

paintingsareincorporatedintovividscenes.
rtistBarnhartcompletedhisfirstshowatJava
discoveredthatpeacethatcomesfromhisinner
guidethatwasjustrestinguntilthetimewas
right.Seeingandhearingofthehappinessthat

hisworkbringstoothersistheicingonhiscake.Heis
nowexperimentingwithwatercolorsanddifferent
typesofbackgroundmaterial.

acrylic, canvas, 11 x 14 inches.

NationinCelina,Ohiowith40paintingsandhas

Submission

acrylic, canvas, 18 x 24 inches.

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