: Statement :

My artwork consists of works-in-series, often employing a combination of drawing and painting, text, objects and actions. By working in this manner, my aim as an artist is to develop images and objects that speak to particular subjects/themes, certain issues, such as: a visual middle-point between the natural and digital worlds, pattern, multiplicity, dream-memory, technique, craft, visual narratives and visual pleasure.

The most recent series depicts visual patterns, codes and text born of our contemporary digital age set within and among forms appreciated for either their naturalistic authenticity, their spiritual references or aesthetic purity. The work itself ranges from abstraction to anonymous silhouettes, both small-size and on a grander scale, often as pixel-mosaic-filled stone forms, and in addition wall sculpture incorporating geometric patterns, symbols and coded writing from both analog or virtual sources.

: Short Biography : 

Steven Barich (1975) grew up in East Oakland, California on a mix of punk rock, hip-hop and visual art. He received a MFA from Mills College (2001) and a BFA from the California College of the Arts (1997). Barich lived for four years in the Netherlands, which he considers a unique post-graduate education/perspective unattainable in America. Exhibitions include solo shows at Rowan Morrison Gallery (USA) and The Compound Gallery (USA), as well as group shows at Southern Exposure (USA), The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (USA), the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (NL), TENT Center for Contemporary Art (NL) and Curators without Borders (D).

He currently lives, works and invests in the art community, in Oakland, CA.