Victor Edward Barcik (B. 1977), is a self-taught American artist that was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and currently resides in New Jersey.
As a teenager he grew up renovating numerous apartments with his father, gutting old and worn apartments down to the studs and rebuilding them into something beautiful. The joy and pride of building something new and beautiful using various materials, including wood, concrete, and metal have been etched into his mind and were the seeds to his future sculptural work.
Other influences came from traveling to numerous countries with his wife and three children over the years. Traveling has provided new perspectives on how he sees the world by experiencing different cultures, architecture, artwork, construction and woodworking techniques. He has been to Europe: England, France, Poland, Spain, Portugal and Italy; South America: Mexico; Caribbeans: St. Maarten, Bahamas; Asia: Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan; Canada; and numerous parts of the United States.
Canvas Sculptures
My work exists in the intersection between two-dimensional painting and three-dimensional sculpture, using canvas as the foundational material to challenge the traditional boundaries of these forms. These freestanding sculpture paintings defy conventional notions of what a painting can be, exploring the relationship between object, space, and viewer.
I aim to evoke tension between the familiar and the unexpected, where painting transcends its flat surface and enters the viewer's physical space.
Color, texture, and materiality are crucial in these works. Layers of paint interact with the physical folds, edges, and curves of the canvas, creating a dialogue between surface and form. The play of light and shadow across these contours further animates the pieces, changing as the viewer moves around them. This fluid interaction invites an immersive experience where the artwork is not just viewed but encountered.
In challenging the conventional dichotomy between painting and sculpture, I seek to provoke questions about space, perception, and the evolving nature of art forms. These works ask the viewer to reconsider the role of the medium itself, as well as their relationship to the objects in their environment. Through these hybrid forms, I hope to blur the lines between presence and absence, flatness and volume, stillness and movement.
I aim to evoke tension between the familiar and the unexpected, where painting transcends its flat surface and enters the viewer's physical space.
Color, texture, and materiality are crucial in these works. Layers of paint interact with the physical folds, edges, and curves of the canvas, creating a dialogue between surface and form. The play of light and shadow across these contours further animates the pieces, changing as the viewer moves around them. This fluid interaction invites an immersive experience where the artwork is not just viewed but encountered.
In challenging the conventional dichotomy between painting and sculpture, I seek to provoke questions about space, perception, and the evolving nature of art forms. These works ask the viewer to reconsider the role of the medium itself, as well as their relationship to the objects in their environment. Through these hybrid forms, I hope to blur the lines between presence and absence, flatness and volume, stillness and movement.