Barry Johnston
Sculpture
BALLERINA
Fully extended in a forward lunge, the strong gesture from every view was inspired by an instantaneous moment seen years earlier in the Broadway production Dance. Each size comes with a granite base, which has a brass fitting embedded so that the balanced sculpture can pivot 360º for varied viewings.
Ballerina (Large) “Best in the Show”
National Arts Club Annual 1990, New York, NY
Ballerina (Small) “Elliot Liskin Memorial Award” Salmagundi Club
1991 New York, NY
Ballerina (lrg) 1988 Bronze 6½ ft x 5⅓ ft x 3 ft. Edition 8
Ballerina (med) 2001 Bronze 39” x 34” x 18” Edition 20
Ballerina (sml) 2005 Bronze 13" x 17" x 4½” Edition 40
BALLERINA (med.) $ 13,300
2001, Edition of 20, Bronze
321⁄2" X 42" X 18" (w/o base)
Fully extended in a forward lunge, the strong gesture from every view was inspired by an instantaneous moment seen years earlier in the Broadway production Dance. Each size comes with a granite base, which has a brass fitting embedded so that the balanced sculpture can pivot 360º for varied viewings.
Ballerina (Large) “Best in the Show”
National Arts Club Annual 1990, New York, NY
Ballerina (Small) “Elliot Liskin Memorial Award” Salmagundi Club
1991 New York, NY
Ballerina (lrg) 1988 Bronze 6½ ft x 5⅓ ft x 3 ft. Edition 8
Ballerina (med) 2001 Bronze 39” x 34” x 18” Edition 20
Ballerina (sml) 2005 Bronze 13" x 17" x 4½” Edition 40
BALLERINA (med.) $ 13,300
2001, Edition of 20, Bronze
321⁄2" X 42" X 18" (w/o base)
DNA MAYPOLE
DNA Maypole suggests a parallel between the double helix of DNA and the spiraling Maypole as a fertility symbol. The descending couple join hands and reach into the upward-spiraling genetic pool of children. Fountain water would add to the fluidity of the motion of the sculpture. DNA Maypole II is similar to the first sculpture, but a base has been added and the sculpture extends the helix into four spirals instead of three.
DNA Maypole 1995 Bronze 39” x 12” x 12” Edition 8
DNA Maypole II 2001 Plaster to cast for Bronze Fountain Edition 8
DNA Maypole II (med.) online $ 13,000
2001, Edition of 20,
Bronze, 39 1⁄2" x 13 3/4" x 11 1⁄2"
DNA Maypole suggests a parallel between the double helix of DNA and the spiraling Maypole as a fertility symbol. The descending couple join hands and reach into the upward-spiraling genetic pool of children. Fountain water would add to the fluidity of the motion of the sculpture. DNA Maypole II is similar to the first sculpture, but a base has been added and the sculpture extends the helix into four spirals instead of three.
DNA Maypole 1995 Bronze 39” x 12” x 12” Edition 8
DNA Maypole II 2001 Plaster to cast for Bronze Fountain Edition 8
DNA Maypole II (med.) online $ 13,000
2001, Edition of 20,
Bronze, 39 1⁄2" x 13 3/4" x 11 1⁄2"
FIRST KISS
Fresh, full of innocence and hope, Romeo and Juliet reach toward one another for a light kiss. With a heart symbol implied at its center, the form illuminates the process of a healthy brain, with the right and left interacting in synergy. The circular motion lends itself to a circular fountain, in any size.
First Kiss (fountain) 2001 To be cast in Bronze Life-size Edition 8
First Kiss (med) 2001 Bronze 26” x 26" x 20" Edition 20
First Kiss (sml) 2001 Bronze, 11” x 14" x 14" 20
FIRST KISS (small) $ 8,500
2001, Edition of 20, Bronze
14" x 14" x 11" (w/o base)
The artist envisioned the life size version
of First Kiss as the centerpiece of his
Shakespeare's Court (image available) with
King Lear, Hamlet, Puck and The Court Jester online
Fresh, full of innocence and hope, Romeo and Juliet reach toward one another for a light kiss. With a heart symbol implied at its center, the form illuminates the process of a healthy brain, with the right and left interacting in synergy. The circular motion lends itself to a circular fountain, in any size.
First Kiss (fountain) 2001 To be cast in Bronze Life-size Edition 8
First Kiss (med) 2001 Bronze 26” x 26" x 20" Edition 20
First Kiss (sml) 2001 Bronze, 11” x 14" x 14" 20
FIRST KISS (small) $ 8,500
2001, Edition of 20, Bronze
14" x 14" x 11" (w/o base)
The artist envisioned the life size version
of First Kiss as the centerpiece of his
Shakespeare's Court (image available) with
King Lear, Hamlet, Puck and The Court Jester online
BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Barry Woods Johnston dedicated himself to sculpture after earning a B.S. in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1969. He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design and the Enzo Cardini and Romanelli Studios in Florence, Italy.
Mr. Johnston began his career in Washington, D.C., where he created the acclaimed "Wedlock," a 19½ ft. bronze for Lafayette Centre. In 1989, he established a studio in Baltimore, MD equipped for commissions several times life-size, with live-in space for students. More recent commissions include Faith, Hope and Love an 8¼ ft. garden fountain centerpiece in Bellevue, WA; two life-size bronze figures The Good Samaritan for the Govan's Church Park in Baltimore; Joy, a 6½ ft. sculpture for a hospital in Arkansas; and "Mother Teresa" a 5 ft. x 5 ft. bronze and granite panel for Notre Dame College.
Admired by his peers, Mr. Johnston has received numerous honors and juried awards including the National Arts Club "President’s Award," the National Sculpture Society’s "Lindsay Morris Memorial Award," the Allied Artists of America "Leonard J. Meiselman Award," and the Audubon Artists "Gold Medal of Honor."
Barry Woods Johnston brings to his work a daring imagination. Subjects are derived from religion, mythology, literature, and contemporary dilemmas. Mr. Johnston is known for capturing energized form and anatomy in motion with robust, gravity-defying figures. His sculptures are classical in anatomical realism and thoroughly modern in energy and compositional design. Both his work and he himself are uniquely creative and vibrant.
Barry Woods Johnston dedicated himself to sculpture after earning a B.S. in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1969. He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the National Academy of Design and the Enzo Cardini and Romanelli Studios in Florence, Italy.
Mr. Johnston began his career in Washington, D.C., where he created the acclaimed "Wedlock," a 19½ ft. bronze for Lafayette Centre. In 1989, he established a studio in Baltimore, MD equipped for commissions several times life-size, with live-in space for students. More recent commissions include Faith, Hope and Love an 8¼ ft. garden fountain centerpiece in Bellevue, WA; two life-size bronze figures The Good Samaritan for the Govan's Church Park in Baltimore; Joy, a 6½ ft. sculpture for a hospital in Arkansas; and "Mother Teresa" a 5 ft. x 5 ft. bronze and granite panel for Notre Dame College.
Admired by his peers, Mr. Johnston has received numerous honors and juried awards including the National Arts Club "President’s Award," the National Sculpture Society’s "Lindsay Morris Memorial Award," the Allied Artists of America "Leonard J. Meiselman Award," and the Audubon Artists "Gold Medal of Honor."
Barry Woods Johnston brings to his work a daring imagination. Subjects are derived from religion, mythology, literature, and contemporary dilemmas. Mr. Johnston is known for capturing energized form and anatomy in motion with robust, gravity-defying figures. His sculptures are classical in anatomical realism and thoroughly modern in energy and compositional design. Both his work and he himself are uniquely creative and vibrant.
Barry Johnston
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