Sam Johnson Barry X Ball makes sculptures that are simultaneously contemporary and classical. Born in Pasadena in 1955. Creates a spectacular and ominous sculpture. Currently lives and works in New York.
Envy / Purity, 2008 – 2012
Pakistani Onyx / Mexican Onyx
22 x 17 ј x 9 Ѕ inches (55,9 x 43,8 x 24,1 cm) and
24 x 16 Ѕ x 11 ј inches (61 x 41,9 x 28,6 cm)
SW 12302
paired, mirrored, flayed, javelin-impaled, cable-delineated-pendentive-funnel…, 2000-2009
“wounded” translucent Mexican Onyx
stone / shaft assemblies: each 55 x 5 1/4 x 8 in (each 139.7 x 13.3 x 20.3 cm)
stone figures: each 22 x 5 1/4 x 8 in (each 55.9 x 13.3 x 20.3 cm)
Dual Screaming Self-Portrait Ensemble, 1998-2006
Iranian Onyx
27 5/16 x 80 1/4 x 27 5/16 inches (69,4 x 203,8 x 69,4 cm) overall
SW 11398
