My paintings are the result of building up and layering different mediums. It's a collage style of pop culture imagery and text, mostly inspired by personal experiences, friends, music and media. I'm interested in combining seemingly random images and have them interact with various text to create something new. I like to think of my paintings like the old Choose Your Own Adventure books. Each work is a different story filled with elements of love, hate, beauty, struggle and uncertainty and it's up to you to figure out the ending.
Originally from Pittsburgh, David Barr graduated from Slippery Rock University with a degree in Fine Arts. David has lived in the DC area for 15 years and currently paints at his home studio in Falls Church, Virginia. David is a member of the Washington Project for the Arts.