#hannah barrett

[hyperallergic]

For all who see themselves in Hannah Barrett’s subjects, the strange, colorful spaces they inhabit — an otherworldly take on institutional workplaces — create the kind of magic that offers solace to anyone who is in search of a place to belong. ⁠

[halcyonhunting]

She tied you to your kitchen chair, She broke your throne and she cut your hair, And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

[lalalarrybaby]

I cry every time I hear this girl sing this song. It's so pretty, Also reminds me so much of what Harry really wants to say to the world.

[nycartscene]

just opened: “Rustics”  Hannah Barrett   Regina Rex Gallery, 221 Madison St., NYC (new LES location) solo show of new paintings by Hannah Barrett. Rustics, a suite of four large scale paintings, sets androgynous and hermaphroditic figures in shallow and decoratively patterned landscapes. The title Rustics conjures images of English landscapes from late 18th Century and early 19th Century paintings, but Barrett is more interested in invented color and spatial relationships than naturalism. Her figures, bedecked in resplendent if idiosyncratic attire, unabashedly seek pleasure and leisure in pastoral settings. In turns ironic and ridiculous, her abstracted and stylized subjects are engaged in image construction and self-display, sporting fur chaps, breeches, dirndl dress, and frock coats, analogizing the construction of painting space with contemporary gender expressions. Barrett’s use of detail arrests the viewer’s attention, while her humor provokes questions and laughter. - thru Dec 21

[theories-of]

Hannah Barrett  harlie's Desk 2011 oil on linen 20 x 26 inches

[being-beckeroni]

More often than not, we outsource the fear of relating to one another to technology just to avoid the possible awkward silences or conversation lulls that comes with human engagement. Whether it be checking Instagram while out to lunch with a friend or hiding behind a game of Candy Crush while in line at Starbucks, we’re losing the ability to just “be” in the world and roll with the punches as uncomfortable as they can sometimes be. We always have to be engaged in something to be content. Is the only way to experience the world and each other now purely virtual? Can we only “Carpe Diem” with an electronic in our hand? I’ll go Google it and get back to you.

Hannah Barrett, the most insightful and introspective high school junior I've ever had the pleasure of reading the works of in my life, "The Dead Brain Cells Society" via HelloGiggles

[tamerafosterfrance]

Tamera Foster, X-Factor Tour Birmingham ~ 29/03