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Quote by Robert Barry

“Words are objects of a color and a size and a form and a shape.”

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Robert Barry is an American artist known for his contributions to conceptual art in the 1960s and 1970s. His work often involves exploring the boundaries between art and everyday life. more

“I consider drawings finished works of art, first of all. However, the ideas can be something that can be developed into something larger. I don't make so many drawings anymore since I'm working with language. I used to make more when I worked with sculptural things, especially the wire pieces.”

Firsts Art Ideas Used Language Pieces Finished Drawing Works Of Art Wire Finished Work

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“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.”

Ideas Shows Records Pieces Wall Work Out Drawing Scales Proportion Organize Files Exhibits Large Scale Archives

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“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.”

People Way Shows Pieces Finished Drawing Meant To Be Finished Work

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“I do like certain kinds of frames for work. That's important.”

Kind Important Certain

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“I like the work hanging free in the frame. I don't like too much frame around it but I like a little breathing space around the piece.”

Littles Space Too Much Pieces Breathing Breathing Space

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“I'm fortunate in one respect; that I don't have a lot of work in my studio. Most of it's out, gone; either sold or in galleries. I work with a lot of galleries.”

Gone Studios Fortunate Gallery

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“And yes, there are things I want to keep, that I like around me - especially when there's very little left. I just want to keep those little bits of reminders of my past. There are certain drawings from the '60s; certain little paintings from the '60s that I keep.”

Want Littles Past Certain Left Bits Painting Little Bit Drawing Reminders My Past

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“I have been in competitions for commissions. I've won most and lost some. Mostly, I've won.”

Has Beens Lost Competition

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“After I did the drawings of trees combining them with words, I started doing - I did that for a very short time. Then it kind of - that sort of evolved into just showing the branches of a tree coming down into the trunk and then going into the root system. So I showed both the branches and the roots of a tree, which were about equal. There is as much going on under the ground as is going on above the ground, which you can see.”

Kind Tree Equal Roots Drawing Branches Short Time Trunks Combining

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