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"Because the apple has been so many things. It can really now be anything. We can project anything we like onto it. It can simply be an apple, but it can also be ‘us’, it could be the planet or the universe."

"I strongly believe in getting young people and children making. I think we are formed quite early on and that's why is so important from a really young age to have the confidence to just make."

A conversation between Barnaby Barford and Jack E Phillips.

Barnaby Barford talks with Grant Gibson about his relationship with the material that brought him to prominence, ceramic.

"Why has the apple had such a significant role in the history of humankind? I always start with a question and as I work, more questions evolve."

‘The moment you reach to pick the fruit, you’re reenacting the downfall of mankind,’

“The installation is typical of Barford: his works question our desires, our beliefs and our place in society. Conceived during the lead up to the Brexit referendum, Barford describes ME WANT NOW as a metaphor for the British public.”

“Searching for the next Picasso, Pollock or Hockney to invest in? We select the 10 best artists around today.”

“I like the thought process behind them; it's like taking a peep into the working on the artist's brain.”

“In English we call it still life. In French they say nature morte. [...] This show translates a traditional genre into contemporary language.”

“Barford has created a large-scale word drawing called ‘Courage’, with the word repeated thousands of times as a reminder of the resilience of the children supported by Rays of Sunshine.”

“Going large was not always intentional for Barford, [...] his works aren’t about shouting the loudest. "They can be huge and subtle at the same time, even though they’re so physically large.”

“Artist Barnaby Barford does arrestingly unexpected things with ceramics, barbing his gorgeous-looking pieces with pointed questions about the way we live.”

Barford tackles greed, me-first culture and the implications of living in a post-fact society.

“There is a visual playfulness to clay, in that it responds to immediate gestures, which adds to its accessibility.”

“Barford’s exploration touches upon themes of dissatisfaction, selfish pursuit and its effect, a sort of ‘empathy fatigue’ which seems to be invading modern society.”

A look at some of the events in the world of arts over the past week.

“Making work is how I try to answer questions, and the process is an investigation into ideas.”

“Barnaby Barford is unquestionably an artist that pushes the boundaries of conformism further and beyond.”

“The words I have chosen are positive. It is in their relationship to each other and, ultimately, the installation as a whole that drives the narrative of the exhibition.”

“London­ based artist Barnaby Barford never shrinks from presenting work that compels viewers to reflect on their values and choices,”

On winning the h.Club 100 Award for Art, Design and Craft.

Artist Barnaby Barford has spoken out on the impact of Brexit on the British arts and culture.

A ceramic installation of Biblical proportions.

“Shops are the wallpaper of our city.”

“Once you have found what a material can do, you end up thinking in it.”

Barford describes the work as a snapshot of London‘s shop today.

“Barnaby Barford hates shopping."

“It‘s about retail as a pastime, and the idea of shopping as a means (or not) to attain happiness.”

In her weekly column, Meredith Etherington-Smith turns her antenna to the exhibitions giving ceramics a shake up.”

“This is London in all its retail glory, our city in the beginning of the 21st century and I‘m asking, how does it make you feel?”

“Barnaby Barford‘s project based on the seven deadly sins sees him take a startling new direction;”

“All the sins start of at the same place as virtues. You love something but then it becomes excessive.”

“I have a love-hate relationship with Ceramics. [...] It feels like it found me and won‘t leave me alone.”

"Barford transforms found ceramic figures into elegant and delicately rearranged sculptures that are tragic, hilarious, and always tell a story."