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Danni Jo Barker

Discipline:

Painter

Location:

Birmingham, UK

ABOUT:

I am a painter because it is the broadest category.

Exploring while being grounded in materiality; raw canvas, hoarded objects, messiness. Artwork should be accessible - not just conceptually, but also in reality. Art is physical, palpable, etc etc etc.

The things I make are adapted to myself as a disabled maker. I make foldable paintings and large wholes from fragments. What use is an artwork if I can't make it, carry it, or install it?




WORKS:

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