“I have always pondered on the flow of ideas in mythology and belief systems from one point to another–how icons and stories long-revered by mankind are constantly remade and redefined. In every incarnation a divine figure, legendary hero, and mythical tale takes on in the expanse of time, place, and materiality, something is lost for something to be gained.”

In Return To Rebirth, reconstructions of mythological and religious iconography found within European masterworks, relics, and settings transcend the traditional practice of paying homage by condensing the infinite–trails of time and fragments of memory–into singularity. Through winged beings, human forms, and landscapes all bathed in the dawn’s golden light, Barrera ushers a personal rebirth in his oeuvre–reflecting the greater, collective pursuits of beauty, solace, hope, and love that are cyclical, enduring, and ever-rising.