Artist Biography
My name is Christopher J. Barnaby and I am an artist. I have been involved in the active production of art since I was 4 years old producing art for close to 30 years.I have had the opportunity to study, but as it is with most of my life's passions I have primarily been taught by personal direct practical experience. I was given my first computer at the age of 13 and quickly learned programming. I wrote several small art based programs seeing the potential that computer art has. One of the programs I exhibited as part of my Higher School Certificate in 1986. I went on to study in other higher education facilities, integrating where I could, the connection I perceive with the spiritual via the digital world.
I have been creating digital art for the last 21 years. Up until 6 years ago I actively created and destroyed my digital art as I could see no way to really output the works in a way that was meaningful for myself. I was very reluctant to show my works as I created solely for myself. At the urging of friends I started to place my works on the internet for all to view. Previous to my online exhibiting I had web sites dedicated to my philosophies and beliefs. It was a natural progression to expose my art as well. I have been exhibiting online since 1997 selling primarily to private collectors. I have exhibited in the 2001 and 2002 International Digital Art Awards which have been travelling Australia and the U.S.A. I am currently the curator for http://www.erowid.org/art which is the worlds largest online exhibition of psychedelic art in all forms.
Artist
Statement
I create what I believe to be a cross point for the communication between spirit and flesh. A dialogue between material and spiritual.
Spirit has a direct voice and communicates through all events, time and art. I believe my art is a direct extension of this communication.
I create art in trance states and access communications with the Spiritual realm that have occured via various ecstatic states including trance dancing, meditation, sleep deprivation and others.
C.J. Barnaby
