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taylor barnes
Pressure
September 12 – October 10, 2020
EndsBeginning, 2020, Free motion sewing + charcoal on cloth, 42 in x 33 in.
Pressure seeks validation of the black female form by allowing it to exist as a mindset that rejects mind-less strength and claims self-preservation. The black female is no longer an object that will continue sustaining trauma. These nuanced gestures are a glimpse into the awakened future. Utilizing visual language as action, barnes allows her figures to challenge patterns of complacency and grab hold of power. These work’s collective mantra silence no longer protects us; we will not exist here removes the strain placed on black women to teach and exist in spaces where we are unwanted and places agency on how we position ourselves in this revolution.
taylor barnes lives and works in Austin, TX recently receiving her MFA in Fibers from the University of North Texas. She has exhibited in solo exhibitions at Erin Cluley Gallery and 500X Gallery in Dallas, TX. Her numerous group exhibitions include Untitled Art Fair in Miami, FL, and Dallas Art Fair in Dallas, TX. barnes was honored with the Sylvia Houlgand Emerging Artist Award for Make Art with Purpose 2020.
She is currently working on an installation for Round 14 of Cage Match Project, an industrial‑caged trailer exhibition space. This sculpture, titled un(box), will be on view outside of the Museum of Human Achievement beginning September 18, 2020.
Press
10-03-20, Pressure
Fibers of Being: taylor barnes
10-01-20, Glasstire
Five-Minute Tours: taylor barnes at Big Medium, Austin