Contact House
Oil painting by Brian Barnes titled Contact House, 1976.
The painting depicts a figure in a blue suit standing in front of a rainbow that emerges from two pairs of hands shaking. Around the figure, there is text that reads “CONTACT HOUSE and below there are 5 hands of different colours.” The background is black, and there are additional elements such as a small house on the right side near the figure’s hand, what appears to be a cane or stick in the left hand of the figure and a shadow to the right side of the figure.. The artwork has signatures at the bottom: “BRIAN BARNES © '76 WWW Wandsworth Mural Workshop "
oil on Perspex
Artist Biography
Brian Barnes MBE (1944–2021) Brian Barnes was a British muralist and community artist celebrated for his vibrant, large-scale public artworks across South London. Born in Farnborough, Kent, he studied at Ravensbourne College and the Royal College of Art. Settling in Battersea in 1967, Barnes became deeply involved in local activism and used art to champion social and political causes. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he collaborated with communities to create murals that reflected local identity and history. In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded an MBE in 2005.
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