Throughout his career, Austin-based artist Barry Stone has approached photography with a philosopher’s eye. The camera lens is just one of many transformative photographic tools that Stone employs in his practice. In his ongoing series of “data-bent” pictures, Stone manipulates the digital code of his images to change their appearance through purposeful tampering. Colors and composition shift, with schisms and interruptions becoming central to the reading of the work. His pictures often touch on personal narrative and a focus on his own place within a larger terrestrial landscape, yet reflect outward as well, forestalling an easy read.
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outside exhibition
Barry Stone in Group Show at Assembly
Barry Stone has photographs included in Collecting the Future: Photography and Generative Art on the Blockchain, a group show at Assembly in Houston, Texas. The exhibition is made up of works that use technology to create digitally-native art practices. The exhibition is on view May 26, 2023 through July 22, 2023.
book
Barry Stone
Daily, In a Nimble Sea, 2017
9 x 11.5 inches, 96 pages, 37 color plates printed on matte paper. Cloth-wrapped hardcover with photographic tip-in. Published by Twin Palms Press, Silas Finch imprint.
Review
Barry Stone's "Lost Pines" Reviewed in Glasstire
Lost Pines, Barry Stone's recent solo show at Lora Reynolds Gallery in Austin, TX., was reviewed in Glasstire, a Texas-based arts publication. Barbara Purcell explores the dual nature of this body of work; along with images of the burnt wreckage of the Lost Pines Forest, Stone includes images from a fire that took the life of his grandfather in 2002, thus weaving together the narratives of personal and communal wounds.
Review
Barry Stone : Drift
Barry Schwabsky reviewed Drift, Barry Stone's solo show at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery in the April 2021 issue of Artforum.
outside exhibition
Barry Stone at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Barry Stone's work is included in "Desire Lines" opening January 26, running through May 26 at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Stone will be giving an artist talk about his work on January 25th.
acquisition
Barry Stone Acquired by Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Barry Stone has two artworks acquired into the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX.
Outside Exhibition
Barry Stone at the Austin Museum of Art
Barry Stone's photographs were included in New Art in Austin: 15 Artists to Watch, at the Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX.
