WOP
without paper gallery
Sabrina Barrios
Sabrina Barrios was born and raised in the south of Brazil, where she studied Graphic Design
In 2009 Sabrina moved to New York and completed her Masters degree in Fine Arts at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute.
In 2012 and 2013, the artist traveled around Germany, the US and Brazil, making and exhibiting art. Sabrina’s
paintings, drawings, videos and installations, seen all over the globe, deal with psychology, quantum mechanics and
deceive perception. The viewer is invited to physically walk through her personal trajectory, and make it their own.
EXHIBITIONS
2015, The Paseo | Taos, NM, USA
2015, Aabenraa Artweek | Aabenraa, Denmark
2015, Chashama Yearly Benefit | New York, NY
2015, Saranac Art Projects | Spokane, WA
2015, The (un)scene | New York, NY, USA
2015, Anita Schwartz Gallery | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2014, Dumbo Arts Festival | Brooklyn, NY, USA
2014, Governors Island Art Fair | Governors Island, NY, USA
2014, Anita Schwartz Gallery | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2014, Synthetic Zero, Bronx Art Space | The Bronx, NY, USA
2013, Festival NAA | Barcelos, Portugal
2013, Harlem Art Factory Festival | New York, NY, USA
2013, Outside Inside Out | New York, NY, USA
2013, Balaclava Gallery | UK
2013, MoMA PopRally: Abstract Currents, an Interactive Video Event | New York, NY, USA
2013, 100 NYC Artists, Galeria de Diseño Casa Prado | Barranquilla, Colombia
2013, Striphanger Gallery | Brooklyn, NY, USA
2012, Virion Biennial | Brisbane, Australia
2012, Brooklyn Art Space | Brooklyn, NY, USA
2012, Instinct | An Art Encounter | Brooklyn, NY, USA
2011, New Forms - curated by Mickalene Thomas, Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY, USA
2011, Fracture, Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY, USA
2011, Layers, Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY, USA
2011, One - Foto na Parede | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010, BYOA - X-Initiative | New York, NY, USA
2008, Small Works Great Ideas, APW Gallery | New York, NY, USA
LECTURES
2015, The Paseo | Taos, NM, USA
2012, Focus & Motivation, Hunter College | New York, NY, USA
AWARDS
2015, Harvestworks Artistic Excellence Educational Scholarship | New York, NY, USA
PUBLICATIONS
2011, Illustrations for Superinteressante and Época Negócios Magazines | Brazil
2010, Illustrations for Bravo and TPM Magazines | Brazil
2009, Illustrations for Você S/A Magazine | Brazil
2009, Illustrations for Folha de São Paulo Newspaper | Brazil
2008, Illustrations for Capicho Magazine | Brazil
2006 - 2007, Illustrations and Design Projects for MTV Magazine | Brazil
ARTIST STATEMENT
The relationship between the self and the collective consciousness, our perception of reality and the gaps in history–that indicate we know very little about the world around us–are recurrent subjects in my work. To bring them to life, research on ancient history, psychology, metaphysics and quantum mechanics are combined with tactile and bodily explorations, inspired by the work of the Brazilian Neo-Concrete movement of the 60’s.
Pieces created in different mediums take shape, so that a higher level of accuracy, when telling a story, is achieved. Each material delivers a distinct message. In my 3D drawings (geometric structures), for instance, the viewers are invited to participate and create their paths within the piece. They can opt to go left, right or turn back. Quantum mechanics investigates the possibility that the decisions not made in this universe happened in a parallel one, and my installations represent visually the exact moment these decisions are being made.
My videos, usually projected onto something present in real life, tell non linear stories using symbols and the pace recognizable in dreams. My paintings, on the other hand, have a more aggressive, emotional feeling. Like scars, they touch upon memories that built the self. They represent the bond to one’s life and body, connected with what lies beyond Earth.