ARETE // 'Sharp Ridges Formed by Glacial Erosion'

Artist T Barny has exhibited in the southwestern United States for over 30 years. Earlier in his career, he would deliver sculptures to galleries there with his wife, Melinda. The majestic rock formations they drove by along the way remain one of the most inspiring and breathtaking things he has seen. ARETE, carved from Utah Rhyolite, is his homage to those massive formations.

T Barny's works are produced through a method of direct carving, which entails no preconceived notions or models from which to derive the final shape of his pieces. Instead, he allows the natural rhythms of the materials he uses to guide him to a final product. Abstraction is his fascination, and power tools are his forte. He makes use of negative space as much as positive body, establishing an affinity with each piece he carves and evoking a feeling as sublime as the pieces themselves.