Wayne Barker
tivist,
Artist, Ac
rebel.
27 July 1963-
Mega Artists Magazine takes time to
remember revolutionary artists. Artists
who by their work, a movement or style
of thinking and acting has started. A
synopsis of their background is
compiled, to bring light to our readers,
about this Mega Artist.
In god we trust
On this month’s issue we shed light on a
peculiar style of art, called Mixed Media
and Painting by shrewd critic of the times
Wayne Barker, who was born on 27 July
1963 – in the Valhalla military base, in
Pretoria.
Barker went to Glen High School, in
Pretoria, before his expulsion in 1976 after
being arrested for buying marijuana. He
left home to learn woodcarving at Nature’s
Valley in Western Cape.
After failing Art History, his father insisted
that he join South African Military. His
unwillingness to partake in the human
rights violation, meant he would face jail
time. After the course of two weeks, he was
declared unfit; His parents disowned him.
Golden Mine
(Marikana 2012)
Barker’s name is synonymous with
rebelliousness and recklessness. His
approach to fine art, has been that of “sex,
drugs and rock n roll”. Over the span of his
career he has offended, scandalized and
landed in hot water more than once . For
more on this Mega Artist, read more at.
COURTESY: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Barker
www.megaartists.co.za
Aug- Sep 2016
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