THE CHARIOT: A JOURNEY: Carlos Barrios

21 August - 8 September 2024
Overview

Most of us have been touched in certain moments of our lives

By a creature of the animal kind, furry, scaly or feathered

From the air or water, from the land or mystic realms

These beautiful animals give us their unconditional, pure love

Share with us their magic and their company

With this show of work I acknowledge their existence

Their beauty and commitment to a higher love

With its natural and simple ways

I feel fortunate to have spent many periods of my life with animals

As a teenager I recall growing up during the civil war in El Salvador

Sneaking out of our home around midnight with my loyal German Shepherd Tonatiu

To walk to the park under the moon and stars to decompress

To feel the silence of a sleeping city, heavy with the weight of fear

Sometimes we would find strange characters lurking in the shadows

We were safe, it was although nobody could touch us

A boy and his dog playing under the moonlight

And I have come to know my animality and embrace it

We humans are primordial animals

Containing with in us all that is magic and pure

Poised to reveal itself

I am content when surrounded by our animal companions

And in my world I consider this to include my family and friends

Works
  • Carlos Barrios Amigo Azul, 2024 Oil on linen 43 x 38 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Amigo Azul, 2024
    Oil on linen
    43 x 38 cm
  • Carlos Barrios Antediluvian, 2024 Oxide-glazed ceramic vase 56 x 34 x 34cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Antediluvian, 2024
    Oxide-glazed ceramic vase
    56 x 34 x 34cm
  • Carlos Barrios Bird, 2024 Oil on linen 53cm x 39cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Bird, 2024
    Oil on linen
    53cm x 39cm
  • Carlos Barrios, Blossom, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, Blossom, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios, Blue Oyster, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, Blue Oyster, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios Boyhood Memories, 2023 Glazed earthenware 40 x 40 x 40 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Boyhood Memories, 2023
    Glazed earthenware
    40 x 40 x 40 cm
  • Carlos Barrios Chooks, kelpie, and people, 2024 Oxide-glazed ceramic vase 56 x 34 x 34 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Chooks, kelpie, and people, 2024
    Oxide-glazed ceramic vase
    56 x 34 x 34 cm
  • Carlos Barrios, Crossing, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, Crossing, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios Cuddles, 2023 Mixed media on linen 122.5 x 110.5 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Cuddles, 2023
    Mixed media on linen
    122.5 x 110.5 cm
  • Carlos Barrios, Family and Dog, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, Family and Dog, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios, Happy Locura, 2023
    Carlos Barrios, Happy Locura, 2023
  • Carlos Barrios Home, 2024 Oil on linen 124 x 188 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Home, 2024
    Oil on linen
    124 x 188 cm
  • Carlos Barrios Horizons, 2023 Oil on linen 39cm x 45cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Horizons, 2023
    Oil on linen
    39cm x 45cm
  • Carlos Barrios Hunters, 2023 Oil on linen 39cm x 45cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Hunters, 2023
    Oil on linen
    39cm x 45cm
  • Carlos Barrios Horse, 2024 Basalt 44 x 30 x 15 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Horse, 2024
    Basalt
    44 x 30 x 15 cm
  • Carlos Barrios, Imagine, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, Imagine, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios, In-Between, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, In-Between, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios Interiors, 2023 Glazed earthenware 56 x 30 x 30 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Interiors, 2023
    Glazed earthenware
    56 x 30 x 30 cm
  • Carlos Barrios Kelpie, 2024 Oil on linen 51cm x 42cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Kelpie, 2024
    Oil on linen
    51cm x 42cm
  • Carlos Barrios Let's Fiesta, 2020-2024 Mixed media on linen 200 x 202 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Let's Fiesta, 2020-2024
    Mixed media on linen
    200 x 202 cm
  • Carlos Barrios Lovely Girl, 2024 Oil on linen 43 x 38 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Lovely Girl, 2024
    Oil on linen
    43 x 38 cm
  • Carlos Barrios, Maestro (Don Juan - Homage to John Olsen), 2024
    Carlos Barrios, Maestro (Don Juan - Homage to John Olsen), 2024
  • Carlos Barrios, Post-pandemic Joy, 2021
    Carlos Barrios, Post-pandemic Joy, 2021
  • Carlos Barrios, Menagerie, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, Menagerie, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios, She, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, She, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios Skull, 2024 Basalt 38 x 16 x 16 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Skull, 2024
    Basalt
    38 x 16 x 16 cm
  • Carlos Barrios The Chariot, 2024 Mixed media on linen 202 x 200 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    The Chariot, 2024
    Mixed media on linen
    202 x 200 cm
  • Carlos Barrios, Riverbank, 2024
    Carlos Barrios, Riverbank, 2024
  • Carlos Barrios Viva la raza, 2023 Mixed media on linen 112.5 x 110.5 cm
    Carlos Barrios
    Viva la raza, 2023
    Mixed media on linen
    112.5 x 110.5 cm
  • Carlos Barrios, Yellow Dogs Watching, 2023
    Carlos Barrios, Yellow Dogs Watching, 2023
Installation Views