Following his own compositional method devised in 1969, Barry has created a collection of twenty-four sets, each made up of three parts, which respectively contain a statement. The two primary statements are repeated in each set, whereas the third is one of twenty-four possibilities, creating just as many possible combinations. While using, playing with, staging and questioning words, the statements from Somethings that… are unique in that they never conjure up an image. Although the combinations of words hold meaning and are grammatically correct, no visual transcription arises in the reader’s mind: the thought remains textual and evolves as such.
Courtesy of mfc-michèle didier gallery
Set of three sheets of paper in a cardboard portfolio mounted in grey paper. Offset print on Munken Lynx, 150 g
11.02 x 8.46 x 0.24 in
28.0 x 21.5 x 0.6 cm
Certificate signed and numbered by the artist.
Following his own compositional method devised in 1969, Barry has created a collection of twenty-four sets, each made up of three parts, which respectively contain a statement. The two primary statements are repeated in each set, whereas the third is one of twenty-four possibilities, creating just as many possible combinations. While using, playing with, staging and questioning words, the statements from Somethings that… are unique in that they never conjure up an image. Although the combinations of words hold meaning and are grammatically correct, no visual transcription arises in the reader’s mind: the thought remains textual and evolves as such.
Courtesy of mfc-michèle didier gallery
Produced and published in 2016 by mfc-michèle didier.© 2016 Robert Barry and mfc-michèle didier.
Each set contains two mutual statements and one specific statement. Each set is unique.
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