From Great Yarmouth Art College, Barry joined Leicester Polytechnic and obtained a BA Honours degree in sculpture before joing the British Museum and heading the model making department.
Some 15 years later Barry left this structured environment for the challenges of the film industry where he worked in animatronics on such famous films as '101 Dalmations', 'Babe' and 'The Flintstones'. He combined this experience in film to work on a number of projects for the BBC including the highly acclaimed documentary, 'Walking With Dinosaurs'.
Having such a sound knowledge of anatomy allows him to be inventive with form in sculpting his Goya-esque impressions of animals without compromising the inner rational. It is impossible to look at his work without a smile. |
