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Jerry Ross Barrish (born July 23, 1939) is a San Francisco artist known for his filmmaking and found object assemblage sculpture.
Early life
editBarrish was born in 1939 in San Francisco, California. In 1961 he created a successful bail bonds business. He posted bail for protesters jailed during many now-iconic social movements including 1964's Auto Row Protests, Berkeley's Free Speech Movement of 1964-65, the San Francisco State University Strike (Third World Liberation Front Strikes) of 1968-69.[1][2]
Art
editSculpture
editBarrish studied with CB (Charles Betram) Johnson as an apprentice sculptor (1968–1969). He created first portfolio in metal, bronze and stone.
Film
editBarrish received his BFA (1974) and his MFA (1976) in filmmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. He studied with James Broughton and George Kuchar. His very first feature-length film, Dan's Motel (1981) was selected for New Directors, New Films at NYC Lincoln Center. His second independent feature was Recent Sorrows (1984) which gained him access to the prestigious DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) program in 1986.[3] Upon his return to the United States, he shot his final film Shuttlecock (1989).
In Berlin, Barrish was cast in the role of an American director in Wim Wenders' Palme d'Or winning Wings of Desire (1987). Barrish also acted in Until the End of the World (1991), also directed by Wenders, Rembrandt Laughing (1991), written and directed by Jon Jost, and I Married a Heathen (1974) directed by George Kuchar. He is the star of a documentary, Plastic Man: The Artful Life of Jerry Barrish (2014) directed by William Farley which details his practice and life story.[4][5]
Found object assemblage
editIn 1988, Barrish shifted his focus back to sculpture, creating assemblages using plastic found materials. He has amassed a large body of work in found object assemblage spanning from 1988 to present.
Select notable works have been reborn into bronze sculptures.
He is represented in many permanent collections including The Oakland Museum of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Crocker Museum and San Jose Art Museum.[6][7]
Public art commission
editBayview Horn is located at The Shipyard SF at Hunters Point. It was commissioned by Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (successor to San Francisco Redevelopment Agency).
References
edit- ^ ServiceSpace.org. "On Persistence: Conversation With Jerry Barrish | DailyGood". www.dailygood.org. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "The bail bondsman is an artist". The New Fillmore. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Tribune, Jean Bartlett | Pacifica (2013-09-10). "Local artist Jerry Barrish – inspired, inspiring, famous". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Farley, William (2014-10-05), Plastic Man: The Artful Life of Jerry Ross Barrish (Documentary, Biography), Jerry Barrish, retrieved 2024-10-03
- ^ "Plastic Man: The Artful Life of Jerry Ross Barrish". jfi.org. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Jerry Ross Barrish". Tuleste Factory. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ adriana (2024-05-24). "An Exclusive Interview with Sculptor Jerry Ross Barrish". Miami Living. Retrieved 2024-10-03.