Matthew Barney was born on March 25, 1967 and is an American artist. His works are comprised of sculpture, photography, drawing and film. Barney’s early works were sculptural installations combined with performance and video.
Barney is best known for his “CREMASTER” films. This is a series of five works, which were created out of sequence. These films feature Barney in diverse roles such as a satyr, magician, ram, Harry Houdini, Gary Gilmore and etc. These films are a combination of history, autobiography and mythology. “CREMASTER” represents “an intensely private universe in which symbols and images are densely layered and interconnected.” I think it’s clever how Barney not only used film as a medium for this work however he also used photographs, drawings, sculptures, and installations. His use of all these various mediums made this piece even stronger for his audience.
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