Matthew BarneyBy Olivia Harris
Early life
Born on March 25,1967 in San Francisco
Nationality: American
Studied at Yale University where some of his first works were created.
Parents divorced when Matthew was 12. His mother, who was an abstract painter, moved to New York where he was introduced to the art scene.
Lives with wife Bjork, with whom he had a daughter with in 2002
Some of his artworks
Drawing Restraint
Drawing Restraint 1987- A series of over 14 videos. Barney Started
this project while he was an under grad at Yale.
It includes large-scale sculptures, drawing, photographs, and books
Drawing Restraint 9 was an unconventional love story set in Japan.
Wife Bjork composed the soundtrack and starred in the film
The narrative structure is built upon themes such as the Shinto religion, the tea ceremony, the history of whaling, and the sup plantation of blubber with refined petroleum for oil.
Cremaster Cycle
The Cremaster Cycle 1994-2002 A series of 5 feature length films Included sculptures, photographs, installations,
and drawings “A self-enclosed aesthetic system consisting of
five films that explore processes of creation.“ Matthew Barney
As of 2010, the films are not available on mass-market DVDs, and according to the press release for the 2010 US tour, the cycle "is Not Now Nor Will it Ever be Available on DVD“.
Cremaster Cycle continued Its conceptual departure point is the male
cremaster muscle, a reproductive organ. The project is filled with anatomical allusions to
the position of the reproductive organs during the embryonic process of sexual differentiation: Cremaster 1 represents the most "ascended" or undifferentiated state, Cremaster 5 the most "descended" or differentiated.
Cremaster sculptures
Movie clips and interviewshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83WTxmkye04
http://www.videosurf.com/video/cremaster-1-by-matthew-barney-50864896
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi480510233/
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