Matthew Barney

Matthew Barney was born on March 25, 1967 in San Francisco, California. He is an artist that works with sculpture, photography, drawing and film. He became famous for creating the Cremaster Cycle, which is a series of 5 films between 1994 and 2002.


Barney's epic Cremaster cycle is a project consisting of 5 feature-length films that explore processes of creation. His concentration in sculpture is strengthened by his use of video. Barney uses video to sharpen his sculpture by evaluating positioning, lighting, size and shape, using video as a means to his end product of sculpture. He has became very famous among the art world because of this particular work.


-O.D.

Matthew Barney is a very interesting artist. His work is very fluent and creative. Although he is a great artist, I do find many of his pieces disturbing. I don't know if its his style or just the pieces he makes. They just are very odd and strange.  He loves changing his own image, especially his face. He always puts makeup on to make scars, gashes, or just odd affects that wouldn't normally be on a human being. Also for his large and full body pieces, they come off as just scary to me. His work is very unique and different and has given him fame and glory among the art world. But, I can't particularly say I am a fan of his work. 


- Owen