“I do make some drawings for wall pieces. I do work out some ideas for large-scale wall pieces where I have to organize words or get proportions right. I do keep them in my files. Not an exhibit or a show; just as part of my records, my archives.” IdeasShowsRecordsPiecesWallWork OutDrawingScalesProportionOrganizeFilesExhibitsLarge ScaleArchives Author:Robert Barry
“The drawings that I show - the drawings that I present to people are finished works in themselves. They're meant to be thought of that way and not necessarily lead to larger pieces or anything like that. And that's the way I work now.” PeopleWayShowsPiecesFinishedDrawingMeant To BeFinished Work Author:Robert Barry
“I work with deadlines. It is terrible to be an artist where you are just producing work and nobody gives a damn. Nobody wants to show it.” WantGivingShowsArtistTerribleDamnWhere You AreDeadline Author:Robert Barry
“I am always producing work, but there is always a sort of deadline where you have to finish work. I don't do it for a show. In other words, I am not like a fashion designer where I have a, you know - I have to put out the full line or I have to put out the summer line like that.” KnowsShowsLinesFashionSummerDesignerDeadlineFashion Designer Author:Robert Barry
“I have never had a shortage of ideas for shows. I always just do them and the gallerists don't - they stopped long ago trying to tell me what I should show in their gallery. They just don't even do it. I show whatever I want to show. They are very happy and as far as I know, they have always been very pleased with whatever I have shown, even if it is nothing to sell.” IfsKnowsWantShouldTryingLongIdeasShowsSellsLong AgoVery HappyGalleryShortage Author:Robert Barry
“The only problems I sometimes have is if I ask for a piece for a group show, if I ask for a piece - I would like to put it into a show, sometimes the collectors get possessive about it and don't want to let something happen. Say you get full credit, you know. You give them your name, the catalog and it always enhances the value of the piece, you know, the more shows it is in, blah, blah, blah.” IfsKnowsWantGivingSometimesShowsProblemHappensValuesAsksNamesPiecesGroupsCreditThings HappenCollectorsPossessiveBlah Author:Robert Barry
“I prefer music but sometimes if there's on talk radio - someone might be on that I like. I listen to the old - to "Air America," down at the - liberal talk shows and things like that I find kind of nice, their criticizing the conservatives. I find that quite relaxing, entertaining, but music, a lot of music.” IfsKindSometimesShowsMightAmericaNiceAirRadioCriticizeEntertainingTalk ShowsTalk RadioAir America Author:Robert Barry
