Moreover, Barrios��� work is a tour de force that, according
to his Miami-based gallery, Art Nouveau, is ���characterized
from the beginning by the observer���s perceptive mental
state, manipulating form with the intention of dislocating
our convictions about what we believe we see.���
Accurately so, to this writer, they go on to state, ���Barrios
creates territory where laws of gravity seem not to exist,
one in which objects rise freely over each other; where
volume appears balanced
in space.���
Shallow
perspectives appear to be
deep; substantial mass
is rendered, seemingly,
minimal. Barrios calls his
unique art Virtualism which
he describes as the:
the creation of visually
participative pieces by
the creation of dislocating
events
in
our
perception. Volume is
virtually modeled and modified in form, depending o n
distance, shifting with the position of the observer and
the changes in light throughout the day.
Barrios��� recent installation of ten sculptures on the
meridian of Park Avenue in New York City captured
the brilliance of his work: multicolored, shallow objects
seemingly tossed into midair, one overlapping the other,
HYLAND
