Barry Wolfryd

Barry Wolfryd has conducted the major part of his artistic career in Mexico, where he has lived for the last 40 years. Even though he explores distinctive themes, the basis for all his work is the portrayal of elaborate symbols, icons, and objects that recognizes consciously or intuitively across the globe. His work reveals humanity’s inextricable link in a chain of popular images that identifies “culture.”
Following an invitation from Berengo Studios in Murano, Italy, he started developing a body of glass sculpture work. Since then, glass has become a great medium to shape his artistic endeavor. Wolfryd focuses on the use of iconography and popular imagery as a vehicle for criticism.
The work generates and investigates the exploration and exploitation of “human symbology,” the many “forms” of how we relate to ourselves and others. Wolfryd aims to “awaken minds” to fleeting governing laws by virtue of playing pictorial detective through challenging social norms. He creates a tangible environment in which the viewer challenges or observes the perspectives about the qualities of culture and history.
Barry Wolfryd has held more than 40 individual exhibitions and participated in more than 120 group presentations. Among them, exhibitions in relevant museums, institutions and galleries in various countries.

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