RECO Hidden Souls
By Ted Barr
US$ 16,000
Overview
2025
Cardboard, oil, tar, acrylic and gesso on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 90cm (H) x 60cm (W) x 1cm (D) / 35.4" (H) x 23.6" (W) x 0.4" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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This item ships from Israel
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About the art
Artist statement
What is the life force behind our existence?
What defines us as human beings?
Some call it the soul. In Hebrew, it is Ruach. In Spanish, Alma. All these words attempt to capture the elusive essence of humanity.
I have seen young soldiers die beside me—just seconds before, we were laughing together. Then, with a sniper’s bullet, they were gone. Beyond my agony of losing so many friends, I couldn’t help but ask: Where are they now?
It was clear to me that the lifeless body was merely a vessel—a vase for the flower that had laughed just moments ago. The vase belongs to the Earth and will return to it, but the flower—the soul—is eternal. Now freed from its physical confines, it can wander among the stars.
I named my artwork Hidden Souls, inspired by these thoughts. Though we cannot see them, I feel their presence. The sudden loss of young lives does not go unnoticed in the unseen realm. The Hidden Souls are shattered and broken in my painting, reflecting my grief in those dark times.
Artist profile
Ted Barr
Born: 1957
Hometown: Tel Aviv
Based in: Tel Aviv
Ted Barr was born in Constance Romania, on the shores of the Black Sea. At the age of four, his family immigrated to Israel. In 1975 Barr was drafted into the Israeli army, in which he served as a regular soldier, officer, and reservist for twenty-six years. In 1992 Barr …
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