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Forging Ahead
44in x 14in | 111.76cm x 35.56cm
51in x 21in | 129.54cm x 53.34cm
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Part of the Northern Light collection by Bob Barker. New for Spring 2017, Northern Light was released to mark Bob's first museum exhibition, opening at Leeds City Museum early this year.
Wielding a near monochrome palette that is alive with dark intense shadows and pure white light, allows Barker to create an immense depth within each piece. However, it is not just the light that makes these pieces of artwork stand out, it is the poignancy of the memories it evokes, the nod to day to day living, and the stories that drive this collection. A Yorkshire man born and bred, nostalgia spurs him to paint the early years he remembers with such fondness.
''The echoes of my past become my future paintings.”
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Forging Ahead
Sale price¥160,500
The artist
Bob Barker
Inspired by the Yorkshire mill towns that shaped his youth, Bob is known for his 'Northern Impressionism' style. Depicting touching childhood, family and romantic scenes, his nostalgic artworks feature a neutral palette of greys and browns with splashes of vibrant colour and a unique inner glow created by the manipulation of light and shadow.
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