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philpot- Number of posts : 6712
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Re: Val Barry
by philpot March 31st 2013, 3:12 pm
One of the truly original potters thrown up in that immense creative exuberance of the 70's. Her pots are almost unique.Incredibly thin,and quite minimalist in decoration.Inspired by Chinese Pottery,and in particular the Sails of Chinese Junks.She was 30,before she trained at Sir John Cass school of art,and evening classes at the RCA. A brief career. By the mid 80's,she had abandoned pottery for working in bronze and other materials. Yet her pots are almost forgotten now. Which is a pity. Because they are simply gorgeous.
There are a couple in the V&A
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?listing_type=imagetext&offset=0&limit=15&narrow=1&extrasearch=&q=val+barry&commit=Search&quality=1&objectnamesearch=&placesearch=&after=&after-adbc=AD&before=&before-adbc=AD&namesearch=&materialsearch=&mnsearch=&locationsearch=
There are a couple in the V&A
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?listing_type=imagetext&offset=0&limit=15&narrow=1&extrasearch=&q=val+barry&commit=Search&quality=1&objectnamesearch=&placesearch=&after=&after-adbc=AD&before=&before-adbc=AD&namesearch=&materialsearch=&mnsearch=&locationsearch=
philpot- Number of posts : 6712
Location : cambridge
Registration date : 2010-11-06
Re: Val Barry
by skipposal March 31st 2013, 3:22 pm
How tall is that amazing piece? I've only ever seen her work in books - wonderful
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Re: Val Barry
by philpot March 31st 2013, 3:36 pm
That particular one is 40 cms at the highest. And the base is 4.5 cms at its greatest width. I've actually just had to measure it,and I actually find the measurements quite surprising. I have four others of hers,which I will actually photograph when I get a new camera.This is a stored imagwe.
philpot- Number of posts : 6712
Location : cambridge
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Re: Val Barry
by dantheman July 18th 2013, 10:04 pm
did Val mark her work?
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philpot- Number of posts : 6712
Location : cambridge
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Val Barry
by big ed September 28th 2013, 9:35 pm
A little unusual this one , beautifully made and stands 9" x 8" , slim and the form has a slight deliberate twist impressed ? B
big ed- Number of posts : 11932
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big ed- Number of posts : 11932
Age : 71
Location : UK
Registration date : 2008-03-22
big ed- Number of posts : 11932
Age : 71
Location : UK
Registration date : 2008-03-22
big ed- Number of posts : 11932
Age : 71
Location : UK
Registration date : 2008-03-22
Re: Val Barry
by philpot March 13th 2019, 6:28 am
I never did get around to posting the rest of the Val Barry we have.
philpot- Number of posts : 6712
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Re: Val Barry
by dantheman March 13th 2019, 10:39 am
I hope you don't keep cats in the house
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Re: Val Barry
by philpot March 13th 2019, 11:39 am
These have always been in a cabinet. Those narrow bases do make them fragile!
philpot- Number of posts : 6712
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Re: Val Barry
by philpot April 21st 2019, 5:50 am
An interesting piece as to what happened to Val Barry and illustrations of her work from auction house Bearnes,
https://www.bhandl.co.uk/articles/2019/04/12/val-barry.aspx
https://www.bhandl.co.uk/articles/2019/04/12/val-barry.aspx
philpot- Number of posts : 6712
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Re: Val Barry
by dantheman April 21st 2019, 9:53 am
a very interesting story, I would love to see her bronze sculptures
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Re: Val Barry
by philpot May 18th 2019, 2:52 pm
The actual catalogue of the Val Barry Estate sale. She died in 2018. Nos 121 to 158, you have to scroll down from the top. Worth looking at. In particular the 'Guardsmen' pieces are particularly striking. Pity she ever gave up ceramics, she was a very interesting maker,
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/bearneshamptonandlittlewood/catalogue-id-bearne10075
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/bearneshamptonandlittlewood/catalogue-id-bearne10075
philpot- Number of posts : 6712
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philpot- Number of posts : 6712
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Re: Val Barry
by croker May 23rd 2021, 9:01 pm
hi, I remember the sale at Bearnes and we should have bought some of Val Barrys pieces but instead we bought a painting.I do like her work and you can definitely see the sculptor in her and unlike many other potters she was more in tune with what was being created in other mediums . As you know a number of good potters found clay too restrictive and moved on to sculpture .
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Re: Val Barry
by philpot June 27th 2023, 6:51 pm
Three Val Barry from the Bill Ismay collection at COCA York
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