"The Fuck Head in the Center of Human Being" Print

Om is an artist born in Barcelona in 1979. He does art in Meditative Painting. He paints his philosophy of life, and calls it "The Philosophy Of the Soul". He is the 3rd generation family of artists Barbarà who have a reputed and well established Pedigree in the art world . He grew up in a heritage building in Barcelona Spain called the Taller 46, an atelier of etchings founded by his grandfather Joan Barbarà who worked with many artists like Picasso, Dali, Miró, Beuys, Vasarely... Om had the opportunity to know many different disciplines and techniques to apply afterwards in his art. Catalan artist Om Barbarà’s first solo exhibition of meditative paintings in London, at the Bhavan Art Gallery By James Brewer Barcelona artist Om Barbarà felt instantly at home as he set up his first London solo exhibition in the Indian cultural centre, the Bhavan, in West Kensington. Om – his name, unusual in Europe, was chosen by his parents and is of sacred origin in India – pursues in his work the need to recognise as he sees it the importance and vitality of the soul. He immediately sensed the spiritual element represented by the Bhavan Art Gallery, which was furthered by learning of the closeness of the Catalan word for soul, which is anima, and the Spanish word alma, with the Hindi word ātmā. The Bhavan describes its fundamental purpose as “to preserve for the posterity the unsurpassed and indisputable beauty of Indian culture, art and heritage.” This resonated with the Catalan artist’s quest for “a philosophy to know life applied to art.” Om’s large mixed media canvases pit the soul against the often unthinking reactions to daily life of the head. They are painted with utter conviction and bear such titles as Head with Flames against the reality of following your heart, The soul never dies, and All things to be seen inside you. His bold style is a part of his articulate exposition of his philosophy, which he encapsulated in 2006 in his book the English title of which is The Philosophy of the Soul. That was the year he gained a degree in public relations and advertising at Ramon Llull University, Barcelona. He entered the world of advertising but preferred to pour his design talents into his distinctive art work. That work is aimed at uncovering “a new consciousness for human beings, step by step, heart to heart.” The human being should be on a path to consciousness of “its own being.