TIME...: Robert Barry | Solo Show
...We’re all trapped in time, aren’t we? We can’t escape it. It’s the one great universal force that goes back to the beginning of the universe. We have to use it, as it uses us up. We’re given a certain amount to work with, and then that’s it. Time is really important to me. The work I’m doing now takes the word Time and uses it as a visual element. I like the idea of drawing the letters as straight lines on wood panelling, revealing the natural grain of the wood – which itself suggests the passage of time. Lately, I’ve been using the word Time followed by three dots. It implies that something continues beyond this moment, that there’s more to think about. I like what the word Time means in relation to your life, and to what you’re doing now. I think it has a lot to do with what art is about. Look at the history of art and how it has changed. It’s deeply tied to the nature of time, and to change."


