Sol Bailey Barker

Sol Bailey Barker British multi-disciplinary artist working primarily with sculpture

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@HauserWirth Beautiful

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‘Gravity based structure’@WillBenGallery ( stainless steel, black concrete and mild steel with black powder coat )

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@_WhiteCube Beautiful

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@MarianGoodman @Museo_Nivola Congratulations

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Burning the base for a new 2 meter sculpture

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@Tate Wow epic

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@CentrePompidou This place has continued to inspire

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@Gagosian Powerful monumental work

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@Richardianheys @seopenstudios Love this one

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@Ravilious1942 @sdnpa Perfectly captured the feeling of walking on the South Downs

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@MarianGoodman Beautiful work

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At ‘now gallery’ in the process of creating my sculptural installation

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@art.heology

A #bezoar (linen) #stone from 16th century #India, wrapped in filigree and gold plates. Bezoar stone is not actually a real stone. They are material fibers that aggregate and harden in the outlets and stomachs of linseed goats. Bezoar stones are believed to have magical and healing power. He speaks quite loudly, especially towards the interview. The gold plates surrounding it also show the importance given to the bezoar stone. The name Bezoar comes from Persian antidote properties. See this magnificent work in the Museum of Art #History in #Vienna, #Austria.
#goat #bezoar #kunsthistorischesmuseum

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‘The Cosmic Egg’
( 7 feet / 213.36 cm, Bronze )
​When we study creation myths from ancient cultures and civilisations the cosmic egg or world egg is one of the most popular motifs. The egg is a representation of the universe, the primordial sea or some primordial being that comes into existence.

The earliest written idea of the "cosmic egg" comes from some of the Sanskrit scriptures. The Sanskrit term for it is Brahmanda (ब्रह्माण्ड) which is derived from two words – 'Brahma' (ब्रह्मा) 'creator god' in Hinduism and 'anda' (अण्ड) meaning 'egg'. Certain Puranas such as the Brahmanda Purana speak of this in detail.

The Orphic Egg in the ancient Greek Orphic tradition is the cosmic egg from which hatched the primordial hermaphroditic deity Phanes who in turn created the other gods. The egg is often depicted with a serpent wound around it.

In the myth of Pangu, developed by Taoist monks hundreds of years after Lao Zi, the universe began as an egg that symbolizes the primordial state of Taiji. A primeval hermaphroditic giant named Pangu, born inside the egg, broke it into two halves: the upper half became the sky, while the lower half became the earth. As the god grew taller, the sky and the earth grew thicker and were separated further. Finally Pangu died and his body parts became the sun, moon, different parts of the earth and living things.

Photo @tylergoldflower
#cosmicegg #bronze #bronzesculpture #artist #mythology #newwork #contemporaryart #art #sculpture #artistportrait

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My #sculpture ‘Vaja’ @BoldTendencies 2020 ‘New Dawn’ by @jeremydeller to the right

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#Japanese #ink on #paper, #hand #carved #fire #charred #frame.
A #shrine for the #local #nature #spirit