Bob Barker
Within Bob Barker’s new releases lie deeper meanings than first meets the eye. A Ride On the Wild Side is the first piece of Bob’s that features only animals. Dedicated to his wife and her love of carousels, Bob completed the piece for their new home bringing it to life with the galloping horses running free from their constraints as figures on the carousel.
The Great Get Together each year which is the inspiration for this piece’s name, with all the proceeds of the original being auctioned going to the foundation as well as a donation of £50 per limited edition sold. The two girls on the right hand side are representative of Jo and her sister Kim, hence the hearts through the balloons, while the boy and girl are drawing Bob’s signature ‘umbrella people’ with the words “more in common”
taken from Jo’s maiden speech in parliament. Bob listened to this speech while painting, to get a feel for the person Jo was and better understand what drove and inspired her. He has taken specific words and themes from the speech, which also resonate with his work, and used them as the essence of the painting: “united”, “believe” and “made in Yorkshire”.
The Jo Cox foundation runs
Get Together (above) Hand Varnished Giclée on Canvas | Edition of 195 Image Size 76cm x 58cm | Framed Size 94cm x 76cm £695 Framed
A Ride On The Wild Side (opposite) Hand Varnished Giclée on Canvas | Edition of 195 Image Size 112cm x 38cm | Framed Size 130cm x 56cm £750 Framed Mod Life Crisis (above) Hand Varnished Giclée on Canvas | Edition of 195 Image Size 86cm x 51cm | Framed Size 104cm x 69cm £695 Framed
54 FINE ART COLLECTOR SPRING/SUMMER 2020
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