John Barry

Liberated after 4 decades in print advertising for Major Motion Pictures, producing posters, lobby displays and large outdoor public displays, for the last two decades, I've been making paintings based on the leftovers from those kinds of presentations. Remnants of printed paper scraps become the working material for painted and collaged compositions, abstractions and occasionally landscapes.

NFS alludes to transforming materials that no longer serve their intended purpose — that of selling the consumer a ticket, a product or an experience.

Born in Trenton, NJ 1954
Currently living and working in Hollywood, CA. ​

1976 BFA University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC ​

1975-1979 Art Team, Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, SC ​

1980-1995, Seiniger Advertising, Manager: Print Production, Los Angeles, CA ​

1995-2012 Paramount Pictures Features Marketing, SVP Print Production, Hollywood, CA ​

1999-2015 Collaborative Projects & Theme Camps for Burning Man http://dragondebris.com ​

2012 to Present: Ongoing work on NFS series https://www.jbnfs.net

COMPRESSION: Artifacts From Burning Man Harold's Gallery, Inglewood, CA 2003
http://dragondebris.com/compression/FrameSet.htm