"Face It 2" opens at Barry Gross Studio March 3rd.

Feb. 28, 2012 - PRLog -- "FACE IT 2"
Art Opening at Barry Gross Studio/Gallery
3555 NE 32nd Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Saturday, March 3rd
7-11pm

A collection of some of the best portraiture from the artist Barry Gross will be on display for the opening night reception through April 5th. Open to the general public, free of charge, refreshments served.

To see more of Barry's work, go to: http://www.iconeditions.com

To view a mini-documentary on Barry, please go to http://vimeo.com/6849803


(Directed by Damian Fitzsimmons, produced by Tyler Ford)

BARRY GROSS earned his BFA at Pratt Institute and continued four years private study under David Byrd. He considers himself a self-taught artist, learning many techniques he uses today by trial and error and experimentation. He has exhibited in numerous museums and galleries including Brooklyn Museum - Brooklyn, NY; Galleria Renata - Chicago, IL; Fulton County Library - Atlanta, GA; State Capitol of Georgia - Atlanta, GA; The Atlanta History Center - Atlanta, GA; The Lowe Gallery - Atlanta, GA; Trinity Gallery - Atlanta, GA;   Winter Gallery - Naples, FL; Madison Noble Gallery - Sarasota, FL; and Caesarea Gallery, Boca Raton, FL. 

Barry's work is a powerful statement of man's continual quest for spirituality and the beautiful expression of human physical beauty. Barry confronts the human condition on every level and this drives his passion to paint and create. The imagery & intimacy that Barry creates in his paintings emanates from dreams and visions, in which he expresses his awareness of a higher power that permeates our physical world and lights our way with its beauty.

Barry's paintings and drawings are empowered with technique, the use of paint, the consistency of oils which seems to flow through the body to the brush, the powers of space, shape, form and color. The conclusion being in how the viewing public interacts with the work, imbued with all emotions – spiritual inspiration, humor, drama, anger or sensuality, becoming reflective and inheriting a deeper access to the canvas, becoming more involved with its theme.

Barry's work hangs in the private collections of Richard T. Rice, Hard Rock Cafe Intl.; Steven R. Kanter, The Coca Cola Co.; Burt Reynolds; Malcolm Forbes; Sir Elton John; Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Singer, Singer Sewing Machine Co.;  The Woodruff Family;  Mr. & Mrs. A. D. Frazier, COO Atlanta Olympic Games, CEO Invesco, Inc.; Mr. & Mrs. Leo Mullin, CEO Delta Airlines; Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, GA.

Barry has donated art to many charities including Breast Cancer, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Childhood Diabetes, Aids Atlanta, Center One, Mario Leumieux Foundation and Sickle Cell Anemia.

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