Sophie Barber

Sophie Barber

BornNationalityBased In
1996BritishHastings
Biography

Sophie Barber’s paintings, ranging from large to tiny, depict that which she finds around herself. Natural and manmade imagery, like tents, houses, birds, and people, are painted against block-colour backgrounds. The simplicity of the composition alludes to folk art, with subject matter presenting itself as illusive visions rather than literal representations. Curiously and humorously, Barber works with existing images, like sculptures of Franz West, Giotto or Annie Leibovitz’s photographs of Kendrick Lamar, sometimes painting directly on magazine covers. The artist’s depictions are chunky, atmospheric, homely, yet secretive. In Barber’s hands, the mundane is continuously reimagined and recontextualised through the lens of abundance. ...

Selected Artworks
Birds sing at chapel
Sophie Barber
Birds sing at chapel, 2020
395 x 297cm
Hiding at Hythe
Sophie Barber
Hiding at Hythe, 2020
559 x 398cm
The Greatest Song a Songbird Ever Sang
Sophie Barber
The Greatest Song a Songbird Ever Sang, 2019
412.5 x 399cm
Kim and Kanye Kiss Without Tongues
Sophie Barber
Kim and Kanye Kiss Without Tongues, 2021
13.2 x 8.9 x 4cm
Frida kahlos cat of bad luck and death
Sophie Barber
Frida kahlos cat of bad luck and death, 2023
25.1 x 35.9cm
Franz on a Mexican beach
Sophie Barber
Franz on a Mexican beach, 2023
20 x 26cm
Fridas birthday cake
Sophie Barber
Fridas birthday cake, 2023
25.1 x 41cm
The Mexican cats chasing Mexican mice
Sophie Barber
The Mexican cats chasing Mexican mice, 2023
28.9 x 36.5cm
Gabriel's porcupine eating tortilla chip
Sophie Barber
Gabriel's porcupine eating tortilla chip, 2023
33 x 41cm
Diego's flowers for mother
Sophie Barber
Diego's flowers for mother, 2023
35.9 x 47cm
The Mexican colima dog eating corn
Sophie Barber
The Mexican colima dog eating corn, 2023
20 x 26cm
Flowers for frida from me and Renoir
Sophie Barber
Flowers for frida from me and Renoir, 2023
34.9 x 47cm
David's hotel acatlan
Sophie Barber
David's hotel acatlan, 2023
7 x 8.9cm
Diego's flowers for Frida
Sophie Barber
Diego's flowers for Frida, 2023
34 x 46cm
The seven lives of the Mexican cats
Sophie Barber
The seven lives of the Mexican cats, 2023
37.1 x 47.9cm
Itzcvintli dog loves Frida cat
Sophie Barber
Itzcvintli dog loves Frida cat, 2023
7 x 8.9cm
Mexican black cat of bad luck
Sophie Barber
Mexican black cat of bad luck, 2023
7 x 12.4cm
Gallery Representation
Awards
The Platform Graduate Award2017
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