Will Barras 🇬🇧 Illustrator • New Print Release • For Sale

[darhart]

Now £110

Silly money for a nice original

[darhart]

Now £90, thats less than cost.

No more price drops

[easyoption]

Hi,

Anyone got any Will Barras to offload?

Give me a shout,

dave

[easycraig]

-I have this barras original.... title = "Pillow"

size is approx 24x30 on hardboard. Let me know if you are interested... thanks, ec

[Heavyconsumer]

I think Hlarmy is offering one for sale too.

[hlarmy]

Oct 12, 2009 15:40:08 GMT 1 Heavyconsumer said:

I think Hlarmy is offering one for sale too.

Cheers HC; indeed I do. It's a similar piece to easycraig's...

I PM'd him a couple of days ago but didn't hear anything back. Maybe it wasn't his cut of tea

[fifty24sfgallery]

The FIFTY24SF Gallery is proud to host “Darling, We’re Leaving!” a solo exhibition boasting all new paintings from internationally acclaimed illustrator and painter, Will Barras.

Will Barras’ illustrations and paintings command attention, luring the viewer into their murky, yet inexplicably beautiful depths. Unrestrained brushwork creates the illusion of chaos, while sharply defined line work surfs the tumultuous sea of rich and complex color combinations. Will’s style is so distinctly his own it would be difficult to mistake it.

In addition to being a renegade creator, he is a dedicated and tireless artist. Constantly working, Will pushes the limits of how much a man can accomplish in one lifetime.
Shortly after embarking on his life as a creator, the still burgeoning Scrawl Collective invited Barras to contribute to their first published book, “Scrawl, Dirty Graphics and Strange Characters.” Recognizing Will as a key contributor to a new D.I.Y. style movement among illustrators and painters, Ric Blackshaw (founder of the Scrawl Collective) asked him to form part of the collective.

Uniting Steff Plaetz, Mr. Jago, and Will Barras, the ”Scrawl Collective” agency was officially formed and enjoys continued success to this day.

In addition to his continuing participation in the Scrawl collective, Will now divides his time between directing for the animation production company “Bermuda Shorts”, executing successful exhibitions around the world, and painting for pleasure. Will Barras is simply unstoppable. Never shying away from a chance to push his limits, Will continues to impress his audiences across the globe.

We strongly encourage you to join us for the Opening Reception on November 5th, 2009 from 7-9:30pm.
FIFTY24SF Gallery
248 Fillmore St,
San Francisco, CA, 94117

For more information on Will Barras,
Please Check out www.fifty24sf.com

[sakyamuni]

sounds good !

[Daniel Silk]

www.stolenspace.com/section.php?xSec=258

'Bad Reception'
By Will Barras
29.10.10 - 14.11.10
“When I used to phone up Duncan (Mr Jago) he would have to go and stand on a chair in his kitchen to get reception, so I painted 'Bad Reception', the first painting I made for this body of work and the title of the show. You can see a character standing on the ledge outside his flat on the 25th floor. Does he have to stand on the ledge to get phone reception, has he just been given terrible news and he is about to jump, is he spying on the penthouse opposite, or does he just like standing on the ledge?”

Bad Reception will show case never before exhibited works, painted over the course of the past two years, by Will Barras. Featuring stunning paintings in acrylic, spraypaint, oil and ink on canvas and linen as well as a brand new limited edition hand pulled screen print by the artist.

“Mr Benn was a cartoon character who would leave his house everyday in a suit. I think he probably intended to go to work, but on his journey he walked past a costume shop which he could never resist going inside. Inside he would be given a costume and a fantastic adventure would begin... He would become a spaceman, a caveman, a chef, a knight of the realm, a wizard, a clown, a hunter... the list goes on...The brush strokes tell their own story. The shapes and colours gain momentum and begin to take you on a journey. I want to maintain the natural flow and energy, the tension between abstract and figurative, while developing and elaborating on a narrative. To generate a multiple choice of possibilities of what could be happening Ideas usually develop from the everyday mundane, broken phone converations and awkward situations ... and the way we all, in some small way, do what Mr Benn does. And with this in mind its not just whats happening within the paintings...I imagined what kind of person would have made these paintings, who would have painted these pictures. I like the idea that they weren't painted by me, but found buried underground, or discovered in a monestry, or they've been hanging in the quarters of a shipwreck.....” (Will Barras)

Will Barras’ composition and fluid lines provide poignant detail in liquid abstraction. The subject matter is readily familiar, but captured in a manner that seems to jar time and space with psychedelic abstraction. It is his way of expressing the emotional movements of this labour. It is therapy and pleasure and necessity.

[Daniel Silk]

Will Barras & Mr.Jago - Interview

[Daniel Silk]

Jago & Will Barras Interview from "The Run UP"

[angel41]

Quality vids. Nice one!

Really like these guys.

[Daniel Silk]

Another show opening this week Anyone going along to this?

[Macdeee]

Man I can't wait for this show... Looks so good.

[jakek]

Another great looking show from Stolenspace.

I've had a quick look through the preview and there are some cracking pieces from Will. I'm a bit biased as i have a couple of pieces by him, but i love the fact that despite using different contexts and mediums the work is still identifiably his.

I need to get these framed up - i'd had plans to have them above the bed in the spare room but that's been veto'd!

[welikestatic]

Checked this out last night on the way to a couple of other openings and thought it was brilliant, some fantastic pieces!
Didn't have a camera with us but anyone else get photos?

[butterfly]

www.flickr.com/photos/s-butterfly/sets/72157625263168028

[thorkil]

Oct 27, 2010 18:42:23 GMT 1 jakek said:

Lovely pieces, thanks for sharing!

[remirough]

Oct 30, 2010 1:56:23 GMT 1 butterfly said:

www.flickr.com/photos/s-butterfly/sets/72157625263168028

The guy's work is amazing!!

[Squarity]

Will Barras is an awesome talent, you really should try to see this show, great colours, depth and dynamic styling that is unmistakably his. This body of work represents a great evolution in his work. Check out some of his older prints are still kicking around on scrawl collective for silly prices.

Here is will's piece he did for the Squarity show last year:

[Daniel Silk]

Was never really sure about Will Barras before but this show looks great! some really powerful pieces.

[Scraffer]

Will Barras interview now up on Scraffer, so you can read all about the show!

scraffer.com/blog/?p=576

[Deleted]

Don't know why I telling this but Will Barras comes from about 2 minutes away from where I grew up.

[poptart]

Looking for a canvas by Will Barras and interested to see what's out there (aware of what's available at stolenspace but can't afford gallery prices at present).

If you have anything your wanting to part with PM me.

Got to be the right piece something similar to The Keeper of the Black Pyramid

[easycraig]

-I have this Barras original on card... quite large, quite cheap also... let me know if interested, thx ec

[poptart]

Thanks but I doubt the misses would agree

[speebe]

Jan 31, 2012 19:41:43 GMT 1 poptart said:

Looking for a canvas by Will Barras and interested to see what's out there (aware of what's available at stolenspace but can't afford gallery prices at present).

If you have anything your wanting to part with PM me.

Got to be the right piece something similar to The Keeper of the Black Pyramid

Buy one or a group of these Barras originals for £50 pounds each.

You could buy 4 for £200 and get yourself a sizeable piece for a small outlay.

www.flickr.com/photos/villageunderground/6456175247/in/set-72157628304266095/

Mine

[poptart]

Thanks for the info.....

I like your piece

Looks great, would like something more of a whole...

Anything else out there?

[poptart]

Had a few offers but nothing has stuck yet.

Anyone else out there with anything to sell?
Thanks

[poptart]

Still looking if anyone has anything they want to sell