Welcome to Barry Mack Art. This site is for you. I'm creating a place for you to visit, see how the work fits in a variety of environments and get a view into my world as an artist, This site is to provide a space for connecting your gallery, business or home vision with my service and art. Feel free to write or call for further information. Barry Mack Art is in business for you.
I create art to help build your vision for a successful gallery, business environment or an uplifting, peaceful, refined living space. Fine, original art can refresh and inspire your imagination. My Art contributes energy, harmony and endless possibilities to your gallery, business or home. I want to give your business or home environment something unique, rare and timeless. When designers, architects, artists and home or office owners collaborate to create the perfect living environment, the synergy can be truly amazing! I have seen it happen over and over, as you can see by visiting the section "Art In Context". Inquiries by phone or email are welcome because helping you find the most perfect addition to your space is part of my business service. Thank you for stopping by! Below is a brief history of my background and experience.
I've been a professional artist with a studio in Portland, Oregon since 2003. The work has been evolving for over 30 years and is shown locally in one of Portland's finest spaces, Gallery 903, (the photo above is a recent view inside Gallery 903, where my work is hanging with an original Miro). The work place I call Studio B is open to visit by appointment. I'm happy to report my work is now owned by a wide range of art lovers, from those beginning their journey into original art, to some of the finest, most discerning collectors.
After private lessons in New York, formal art education began at Marylhurst University and finished at Portland State University.
During the years of studying fine art, I supported myself as a craftsman in the graphic arts industry, producing award winning graphics for global companies.
My style has progressed from representational to surrealism, among others, eventually maturing into a form of pure abstraction. For reasons I'll express in a future Blog Post, I see the work fitting into what is referred to as "Relational Art". It is created within a strong social context, contains elements to respond to with a sense of freedom, mystery and is often inspired by the grandeur of the NorthWest landscape.
The work is in private collections in Oregon, Georgia, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, Montevideo, Uruguay and Rome, Italy. Corporate collections include Beverly Hall Corporation and Schnitzer Steel in New York. The work has been shown in The Palace of Fine Art in San Francisco, a group show in Australia and Gallery 903 in Portland. For more detailed information about the context and history of his work, visit Barry's post titled "A New Way of Seeing".
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“Barry Mack's art images convey a power of abstraction that welcomes one into space. His breadth of subtle colors invoke space within the mind as well as vast space of the universe”.
— Emily L. Young, Professor Emerita, Art Dept., Portland State University
“Barry Mack's work is beautiful, and artistically accomplished, all at the same time. It's a real challenge, I've found, to convey concepts and emotions of a higher nature and have the work remain strong and unsentimental. He has succeeded!”
— Astrid Fitzgerald
