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Glenn Barr's Haunted Paradise

GLENN BARR'S HAUNTED PARADISE, out now!

About Me


PLEASE NOTE THAT GLENN DOES NOT RUN THIS PAGE...IT IS MAINTAINED BY LEE JOSEPH PUBLICITY FOR LA LUZ DE JESUS PRESS. THANKS!GLENN
Artist, Bohemian, Musician, Movie Hound, Music Hound, Toy Hound, Junk collector, Garage Sale Idiot, Kitsch Searcher, Owner of GLBARR STUDIO 2000 Brooklyn #204, Detroit MI 48226
GLBARR.COM
"Hell's Proprietor is a swarthy bug and host to the urban netherworld called Eternah. The overseer to the Land of the Dead. He is quite the pleasant fellow and is fond of the carnivalesque. His main concern is see to it that everybody is comfortable and that all cards are met in this apocalyptic landscape of ruin and amusement."
Ningyoushi has produced Glenn Barr's super-cool wood toy based on his little bug named Hell's Proprietor. You can find the character in several of Glenn's paintings and drawings (see below). The wooden toy measures 5" in height, has bendable arms and legs and retails around $18.
ABOUT GLENN'S BOOK
La Luz De Jesus Press, Last Gasp of San Francisco in association with Billy Shire Fine Arts are proud to present: HAUNTED PARADISE, the art and paintings of Detroit artist Glenn Barr.
As one critic penned, "Barr's work is the visual equivalent of a David Lynch film." Glenn Barr uses themes that include; lost souls, urban blight/ruins, post apocalyptic scenarios, seductive, ungodly and grotesque creatures...but in a happy way! The inspiration for his recent work comes from characters of ancient mythology, the town carnival, and the disintegrating urban landscape that surrounds his Detroit studio.
HAUNTED PARADISE is a 161 page journey into Barr’s world and works. The book includes reproductions of his paintings, drawings and photographs since 2001. Sketches and drawings give an inside look at the evolution of a Barr painting. Details of several paintings offer a further glance in to the artist’s work. Photos, as striking as his art, document his workspace and present a perspective of the Detroit landscape from Barr’s eyes. In-depth essays and a short interview by Carlo McCormick, J.J. Marcucci and Jerry Vile kick off this journey.
Barr is one of Detroit's most celebrated and successful underground artists. He broke into the national scene with his first exhibition, “BENEATH THE VALLEY OF THE BRAIN” at Hollywood's La Luz de Jesus Gallery in 2001. As a teenager, Barr drew, painted, and played in a band. It was the beginning of a long-term relationship between Barr's art and music that would lead him to the design of album art for local legends The Detroit Cobras and The Witches as well as national acts such as Funkdoobiest. After studying illustration at the College for Creative Studies, Barr worked on a series of comics and graphic novels during the 1990’s including MARS on EARTH, the four-volume BROOKLYN DREAMS, and a series of Factoid "Big Books." No stranger to Los Angeles and its reputation for some of the most twisted animation in history, Barr also worked as background stylist for The REN and STIMPY SHOW, Bjork's “I Miss You” video and THE NEW WOODY WOODPECKER SHOW, . A widespread appreciation for his art led him to devote full time to painting around 2000.
HAUNTED PARADISE: Hardcover, 161 pgs, $35.00. Introduction and essays by Carlo McCormick, J.J. Marcucci, and Jerry Vile.
Published by La Luz De Jesus Press in conjunction with Last Gasp of San Francisco and Billy Shire Fine Arts www.laluzdejesuspress.com
Distributed by Last Gasp www.lastgasp.com
These limited editions are avalible from Soap Plant/La Luiz De Jesus in Hollywood, (323)663-0122:
Numbered clamshell edition of 100 with print: $300.00
Signed edition of 100 with slipcase: $125.00
Slipcase edition: $75.00

My Interests



I'd like to meet:

Glenn Barr fans, artists, bookstores, cartoonists, galleries...
Please note, this page is for Glenn's book, if you wish to contact Glenn directly try his website at GBARR.COM (link above)
The "Haunted Paradise" page is run for La Luz De Jesus by LEE JOSEPH PUBLICITY
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Music:



Movies:

A peek into Glenn’s movie archives!
RUDY RAY MOORE FILMS:
DOLEMITE
THE HUMAN TORNADO
THE MONKEY HUSTLE
PAM GRIER FILMS:
FOXY BROWN
FRIDAY FOSTER
BLACK MAMMA, WHITE MAMMA
JACKY BROWN
COFFY
EXPLOITATION:
SCHLOCK! the history of American movies
FUEGO
SATAN IN HIGH-HEELS
HIP, HOT AND 21
HOT THRILLS AND WARM CHILLS
SHE MOB
NYMPHS ANONYMOUS
THE VIOLET YEARS
GIRL GANG
SUPERFLY
DETROIT 9000
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS
THE BLACK GODFATHER- '74
BLACK MAMA, WHITE MAMA (PAM GRIER)-'73
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (JANE FONDA)- '62
BAD GIRLS GO TO HELL
ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER MAN
INDECENT DESIRES
MY BROTHERS WIFE
MONDO MOD
THE HIPPIE REVOLT
FATHOM
JAPANESE & CHINESE films:
STARMAN- ATTACK FROM SPACE
STARMAN- EVIL BRAIN FROM OUTER SPACE
WARNING FROM SPACE
DESTROY ALL PLANETS/ATTACK OF THE MONSTERS
HERO
IRON MONKEY
THE STORM RIDERS
DANCE WITH SWORD
MUSA THE WARRIOR
A CHINESE GHOST STORY III
MOON OVER TAO
THE HAUNTED LANTERN
GODZILLA-ALL OUT MONSTERS ATTACK
GODZILLA vs SPACE GODZILLA/ GODZILLA vs DESTROYAH
RODAN
SHIKOKU
JU-ON
HEROIC TRIO
THE HAUNTED LATERN
GAMERA BOX SET- THE 3 LATEST INSTALLMENTS
WHITE DRAGON
ANIMATION :
CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK : DARK FURY
VAMPIRE HUNTER D - BLOODLUST
FUTURAMA VOL 1 & 2
FLINTSTONES VOL 1 & 2
ROCKY & BULWINKLE VOL 1
REN AND STIMPY - FIRST &SECOND SEASON
APPLESEED (ANIME-CGI MASTER PIECE)
GHOST IN THE SHELL
GHOST IN THE SHELL 2
MICKY MOUSE B&W VOL 2 1928-1935 (DISNEY TREASURES)
SUPERMAN ADVENTURES- (ALL 17 MAX FLEISHER'S FROM '40'S)
WIZARDS
ANIMATRIX
BETTY BOOP BOX SET
JETSONS VOL 1
AEON FLUX
CASTLE IN THE SKY
MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO
PRINCESS MONINOKE
NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND
FIREBALL XL5 -COMPLETE SET
METROPOLIS
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
THE ADVENTURES OF CHEBURASHA & FRIENDS
THE NEW SPIDERMAN ( from MTV ) 5 EPISODES
GENERAL :
SOLARIS
TOMB OF THE BLIND DEAD
RETURN OF THE BLIND DEAD
THE WICKERMAN
THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE
TOMB OF LEGEIA
INVISIBLE INVADERS
JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET
THE TRUMAN SHOW
THE OMEGA MAN
DR STRANGELOVE
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
THE CONFESSIONS OF ROBERT CRUMB
THE OBLONG BOX/SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN
THE NINTH GATE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
THE MUMMY- BOX SET OF 5 FILMS
THE SPIDER
WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST
THE EMBALMER
VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED
CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED
I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE
ALL DOLLED UP -NY DOLLS DOCUMENTARY
TEN LITTLE INDIANS
GHOST WORLD
AMERICAN SPLENDOR
MACBETH (POLANSKI)
SPARTICUS
THE VIKINGS
MADE
IGGY AND THE STOOGES LIVE IN DETROIT
OFFICE SPACE
UNFORGIVEN
FELLINI : SATYRICON
A SIMPLE PLAN
TEN COMMANDMENTS ( fantasy )
FRIDA
POLLOCK
FIGHT CLUB
ELIZABETH
COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
1962 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL
MULHOLLAND DR
BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE
MC5
FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS
VOYAGE TO THE PREHISTORIC PLANET
UPDATE...
Here's a list of the latest stuff I picked up over the summer. I noted the years if older than the mid 70's...
in no particular order :
REPULSION (POLANSKI)
THE TENANT (POLANSKI)
SUPER SIZE ME
THE GIFT
TEAM AMERICA
CABIRIA - silent
AELITA - silent
INTOLERANCE - silent
FAUST - silent
FAUST (Jan Svankmajer )
THE JACKET
THE MACHINIST
TROY
DONNIE DARKO
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
CURSE OF THE DEMON -40's
BRIDE OF THE MONSTER
TERROR CREATURES FROM THE GRAVE
FRANKENSTEIN- '31
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN- '35
ALIENS
SHE GODS OF SHARK REEF- '58
BABA YAGA- '73
LADY OF BURLESQUE (BARBRA STANWYCK)- '43
BORN TO KILL- '47
A BUCKET OF BLOOD- '59
OUTER LIMITS- FIRST SEASON
LOST IN SPACE-ALL SEASONS
THE MUNSTERS-FIRST & SECOND SEASON
BETTY PAGE- BONDAGE DANCE- '51-'56
NAT "KING" COLE 'encore" TV APPEARANCES
STANDING IN THE SHADOW OF MOTOWN
EDDIE SEDGEWICK- CIAO! MAHATTAN -'72
VALLEY OF THE GWANGI- '69
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS- '63
THUNDER ROAD (MITCHEM)- '58
ALL ABOUT EVE (BETTE DAVIS)- '50
ALEXANDER NEVSKY- '38
ALL DOLLED UP -NY DOLLS DOCUMENTARY
RUIN-the PETER CHUNG COMPLETE SERIES
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
PLANET OF THE APES - first 3 films
MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES
ROBOT MONSTER
ZELIG
(tons more)

Books:



"Lowlife Paradise", Glenn's first book, is temporarily out of print....

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