Philip Barlow was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 1968. He started travelling Europe starting from the 90s while developing his talent. He has produced approximately 500 portraits in pastel and charcoal, painted 8 murals and completed around 200 watercolour/ pen and ink drawings. Philip Barlow has also created murals and done ceiling paintings in various homes and corporate spaces.
This is amazing work, I especially love how he painted ads that slide in over top of each work as I scroll down the page. When I arrived on the page, I immediately dismissed Mr Barlow as an artist because his blurry paintings were getting in the way of my ability to buy things, but then I was proved wrong as I was bludgeoned by links for satellite tv, high speed internet, and deals on the best restaurants in my city!
ReplyDeletei was quite taken aback by the work entitled "Ads by ISM - Premium Live TV-2-PC" as well as the more subtle "Ads by ISM - Any Audiobook for free!". Both are stunning in their own right, but it is the motion of the bottom pane of the painting and how the artist absolutely makes the pastel come alive and slide up the canvas revealing the painting name and sharply defined web address that says these apart from lessor pastel on canvas works. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely beautiful. The colours and idea of movement really draws you in. I will definitely keep an eye out for any exhibitions. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI would never click on or buy anything from the advertisers on this page. Way too intrusive.
ReplyDeleteUou, love it. *.*
ReplyDeleteHmmm I am not too sure about this - makes my eyes go funny!
ReplyDeleteHe should call it "Myopic Art". LOL Now the world knows what I see w/o my glasses!
ReplyDeleteVery clever but I keep wondering what they would look like in focus!
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