Inside the Life of a 99-Year-Old New York Painter

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Joe Barnes is a meditative monochromatic painter. His work is in the permanent collection of the Museum Katharinehof-Kronenburg, the Hood Museum of Art, and the Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum. To see Joe Barne's work or inquire for sales, please visit: www.joebarnesa...
I spent the past two years creating my first photography book titled 'Loft Law. The Last of New York City's Original Artist Lofts' about artists living under the protection of the Loft Law. The law, enacted in 1982, granted protection and rent stabilization to thousands of artists who were living illegally in commercial and manufacturing zoned lofts in neighborhoods like Soho, Tribeca, and the Bowery after the manufacturing industry predominantly left Manhattan. I photographed and interviewed over 75 artists who are still living in these incredible lofts to this day. The photographs explore some of the most unique beautiful, and hidden artist studios across New York City. The book includes writing and personal stories from the incredible group of artists featured in the book.
Video Directed by Joshua Charow
Cinematography by Josh Curley
Edit by Abraham C. Howard
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@elpizote 3 месяца назад

I am Joe's son Craig and wanted to post a personal thanks for creating this and posting. Thank you Josh

@joshuacharow 3 месяца назад

Of course. I feel lucky and honored to have met Joe and photographed him.

@quaithom3138 3 месяца назад

Joe is a very handsome 98 yr old!

@janetkinosian 3 месяца назад

What an astounding man! Please get all his memories down in a tape recorder....he has lived an amazing life in an amazing time ...just wow. Creativity is a life force.

@blossomyourawesome 3 месяца назад

Your dad is super cool. How lucky are you!!!

@mritzs5142 3 месяца назад

He’s so interesting and you should be photographed next!

@PADE1RTW 3 месяца назад

Josh, I am Joe’s son Wayne. I am extremely grateful that you made this video about my Dad. It brought tears of joy to my eyes. Thank you so much!

@sunnysideup33 3 месяца назад

❤

@joshuacharow 3 месяца назад

This means the world to me, thank you Wayne. It was an honor to meet, photograph, and spend time with Joe.

@2001lextalionis 3 месяца назад

@@joshuacharow I grew up around the Barnes family and it was a pleasure seeing Joe still going strong

@blossomyourawesome 3 месяца назад

Lucky man to have such an eclectic cool dad.

@donnahague8983 3 месяца назад

Wayne, if you don’t mind answering, where could we find some of your dads art on line to look at??

@weelass3188 2 месяца назад

Joe does not sound like a 99-year-old. His speech is smooth and eloquent. Amazing! What an interesting person he is.

@freddyfelipe5047 17 дней назад

Creation generates brain's plasticity, art is more powerful than any medicine!

@plateaujourneys 8 дней назад

@freddyfelipe5047 absolutely!

@donnahague8983 3 месяца назад

To all young artists who are watching this… Do not ever give up on your craft…don’t set it down and say you’ll pick it back up later because before you know it later is here. Do what you have passion for not what society thinks you should do. If you love doing art then figure out a way to do it and get paid for it. God, sometimes I wish I could turn back the clock.

@bladechild2449 21 день назад

i mean god, if you can make a living by just painting a canvas blue, I agree

@highfades2594 3 месяца назад

while everyone seems focused on bio-hacking and the next drug, it feels like "art" and/or creating is a ticket to a long and healthy life. great video.

@SuperChaosTTV 20 дней назад

Depending on how you play your cards. Art can also lead your mental health spiraling into darkness.

@StepbyStepbyMiriam 14 дней назад

@highfades2594 I think finding your passion is the ticket to the long and healthy life. What makes you spring out of your bed each morning and can't wait to do? Sure there's a journey. But life is the journey so instead of complaining about it, smile and say well, why did that happen now? When you find your passion, the path becomes less muddled, people random or otherwise seem to turn up and ideas/dreams/ turn into physical form. Never give up on your dreams because of someone else's limitations.

@kieranhoward4684 3 дня назад

I think people in that era and in the US especially had a real freedom. A new world, where you can follow your passions. Perhaps this new generation is also in that era…

@jhb61249 3 месяца назад

Craig and Wayne, let your dad know that he is greatly admired and appreciated. (I related to him and his life and work very much. I am a 75 year old painter (former architect, former biologist). I have painted all my life since knee high.) I hope he remains healthy and happy a long time to come. He seems like a "cool" guy. Best to all. Thanks for sharing.

@elpizote 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much , I will let him know 👍

@manganese333 3 месяца назад

Beautifully done. Thank you for sharing Mr. Barnes’s story.

@joshuacharow 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@karinvasquez3956 22 дня назад

A touching moment when he states that he cannot carry a weapon to kill people. This sensitivity also shows in his work. Thank you Joe and love and greetings from Germany.

@joanneseifert2100 20 дней назад

What is most striking to me (amongst many amazing things about him) is his SMILE!!! He’s loving life. What an inspiration!

@miola2083 3 месяца назад

He could be 80s or in his late 70s, I guess art keeps you young. What an inspiration.

@iamkerenlouise 5 дней назад

Mr Joe Barnes is a vision of vitality for a man almost 100 years old. He has such fluidity, clear thought, and brilliant eloquence in the way he talks, moves, and paints. I want to be like Mr Barnes if I should ever get to 99 years old. What a beautiful video of a true lifelong artist. I guess that is the key to a long and healthy life span;-love something you do daily! Love your story, Mr. Barnes, your two boys must be so proud. Thank you, Joshua Charow!

@sutats 2 месяца назад

He's a very young 98 year old with good humanity and positivity in life.

@emwong2874 3 месяца назад

As a young painter myself your videos bring a sense of direction into what hopefully will be my future. I love being able to peak into the lives and studios of these artists and see their personality and warmth shine through your filmography. Thank you so very much for sharing these works. You don’t know how much it means to me

@bettysha3154 26 дней назад

Wow what a life. He is still such a young man both in mind and spirit.

@andydixon2980 4 дня назад

One of the key's to happiness and contentment is doing what you love. His smile at the end says it all.

@mmmmlllljohn 3 месяца назад

Joe is a good example of doing what you love and you will live a long and healthy life. He is a sweet soul. ❤️🇨🇦

@jimvinespresents...8463 14 дней назад

Joe, you're a very young 99-year-old! Oh, to live such a long, fruitful, creative life -- we should all be so lucky!

@dianasiegel3887 14 дней назад

Crazy how it used to happen, you make a painting and enter it into a contest, you win and get funding for an exhibition at an established gallery, someone offers you a studio space and then you just roll right into it. Wish things were as accessible and straightforward as they seemed to be for some people in some moments and contexts, but this genuinely is an amazing story 💚

@davewordsworth1251 9 дней назад

And the icing on the cake, he is complete and utter shite

@AnneBorges-po6yv 3 месяца назад

Joe is an amazing man. I’m so glad you have chosen to feature him.

@Abd-m8j 3 месяца назад

Thank you ,Joshua, for telling us story of his life.

@joshuacharow 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching :) Joe has an incredible story to tell.

@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933 3 месяца назад

This is a wonderful project. So many wonderful creative people do not get famous to the outside world and fade away. These documentary videos and photographs prevent that from happening. This man is amazing at his age!!

@TEPO-- 3 месяца назад

I love this, thank you, such a delight ! As a sixty one year painter/sculptor who loves to write too, I am so inspired by Joe as I've had "some distractions" along my road of life, always living as an artist yet having to adapt mediums, ect depending on other demands.... I've always had the urge and need to create, since I was a tiny child and into my sixth decade the forever large has continued to grow, calling me as a vivacious breath, stirring me even more, a new season of sorts...... Gentlemen I thank you for your time, sharing both an artist's journey and Josh capturing the precious beauty with your eye and conversations..... Wonderful. Craig, Wayne and family, kudos to you also as having a parent or parents that are authentic artists in every one of their cells is a unique journey in itself, usually unconventional and an experience of its own.

@somephotovideos 3 месяца назад

I just finished The War of Art by Steven Pressfield and smiled ear to ear when Joe said he paints every day. Terrific work, Joshua.

@btimec5290 3 месяца назад

That book is a must-read for creatives.

@somephotovideos 3 месяца назад

@@btimec5290 Agreed. As is The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

@davidcattin7006 3 месяца назад

I have the book! I was surprised how substantial it is. I have only looked at a couple of pages because I just know I'm never going to want it to end. Regards from Indiana!

@davewordsworth1251 2 месяца назад

what book?

@thecreativescot6180 18 дней назад

As an artist I was so inspired watching this incredible man and I will as he says just keep painting I’m not bothered about being famous because bringing joy into people’s life through my work is enough.

@cacmrg 3 месяца назад

you're a legend as much as those you capture. another beautiful portrait.

@kaitlinmeadows6273 3 месяца назад

Love these glimpses into the real lives of artists and hearing their rich back-stories is marvelous! Thank you for sharing these gems!

@andiktaylor 3 месяца назад

Beautiful work, thank you for sharing! He looks so happy

@AnneBorges-po6yv 3 месяца назад

He really is. He still does what he loves and is probably one of the coolest people I know.

@turkson1 3 месяца назад

I knew Joe in NYC in the 90's. One of the friendliest, upbeat people you'd meet.

@nickcassettes 3 месяца назад

What an extraordinary man: a youthful spirit within an ancient body.

@ericdalaisnoel8852 День назад

I feel privileged to have shared a tiny but part of Joe Barnes’ life and his philosophy of how to live it. Thank you very much

@leej-wp9ft 3 часа назад

Blown away by the beauty of this man and the beauty of how this is shot. Loved reading his sons in the comments too.

@plateaujourneys 8 дней назад

Beautiful and so inspiring! Art keeps your motor running!

@elhp3818 3 месяца назад

As always, a pleasure to see your work. Thank you

@martynhall3293 4 дня назад

This just came up out of the blue on my you tube. What an amazing man, hard to comprehend that he is nearly 100 years old. To think I was feeling at 59 I’m getting old, given me a whole new outlook.

@great-garden-watch 24 дня назад

What an amazing man! Omg not a single verbal misstep. Just amazing. I celebrate his long life and his art. Congratulations to his sons as well. What a treasure.

@ritaC345 2 месяца назад

“and this has been my experience through life; I always say yes”. Love it!

@laurabarton9596 15 дней назад

Really good shape for 99! Seems very happy too !

@stemikger 3 месяца назад

This Man is amazing and a beautiful human being!! This made my day. Thank you!

@RobFloLA 2 месяца назад

His mind and body are sharp for someone that is 99. Amazing!

@donnahague8983 3 месяца назад

Josh, your photography is Amazing… The way you interview and capture the artist makes me feel like I know them and yet still want to know more about them… Very nice job. It must be amazing meeting so many interesting people.

@joshuacharow 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much Donna! I feel extremely lucky to meet artists like Joe and spend some time together.

@vbush17 3 месяца назад

Amazing! Thank you for sharing your art with the world and giving me some tears in my eyes ❤️🙏🏾🫂

@ea1112 3 месяца назад

Joshua, Thank you so much for these wonderful films. For, as an artist, they're inspirational, both the subject and how you make them. Hope you keep making them . Greetings from Ireland.

@TheChoosenOne1698 22 дня назад

This guy looks really bright and fit for his age. Really nice to see

@montresian 3 месяца назад

Thank you very much !

@nordicvolkan 3 месяца назад

Cool guy and 👍 for reaching 99 years old.

@bugmanuk 3 месяца назад

What an incredible man, and artist. This is a great project. I'm transfixed.

@adrianaadam5154 День назад

Thanks today I was needing inspiration to keep working on my art, so grateful to listen his story !

@angelahsnoh 3 месяца назад

This is such an heartwarming film and cinematography of a beautiful soul. He is younger than many soulless youths(includes myself!) in many aspects. I wish to age like him❤

@alanarlt День назад

Beautiful story and production. Go Joe!

@aurorasage7305 3 месяца назад

Absolutely beautiful ;-) thank you for your work

@virginiastotz6222 3 месяца назад

A beautiful video that captures the special qualities of commitment and vision that carry Joe on.

@lunarsma8446 3 месяца назад

Very nice tribute! Just lovely. Thank you for sharing Joe Barnes with us!!

@verotexier5475 3 месяца назад

YES !

@nordicview4837 3 месяца назад

Amazing! Thank you so much for this. I am so glad to have discovered your channel and this video. Wonderful.

@carlywhite6352 Месяц назад

Crying while painting while watching these. Thank you for letting me be apart of these artists' world for a moment.

@madskrabbefotografi 3 месяца назад

Love these videos. So inspiring seeing these artists working

@wendyhonnor2487 4 дня назад

What a wonderful story,

@CameraNostalgiaClub 3 месяца назад

What a guy!

@nicsmandalas 3 месяца назад

What a life he's lived!

@user-qb8qm4mp5n 4 дня назад

What a remarkable man and life!

@galerieflossschultz9024 3 месяца назад

Very grateful for this documentary!

@ralfa.7632 8 дней назад

"A certain amount of excitement...". Good to hear such a sentence from a man like him...

@liminaltart 3 месяца назад

I absolutely love this series. Keep them coming Josh

@felipebravo7667 4 часа назад

I just discovered your channel about this inspirig and emocional interview...Thanks a Lot....Greetings from Chile😉💪

@joozimek9643 3 месяца назад

Looking forward to my book arriving here in Uk ! Love the series Joshua .

@joshuacharow 3 месяца назад

Thanks so much for getting one!

@sunnysideup33 3 месяца назад

Your channel is one of the most exiting things I found, for years. Love! And what a guy! When I am as fit as he is, when i'm 75, I would be very happy.

@michaelvaladez6570 22 дня назад

What a wonderful tribute to very interesting person/ artist who doesn't look his age ! And what a studio..a lot of light and space .I greatly appreciate this post !!!!

@susanferris 3 месяца назад

I so appreciate this series. It is uplifting and inspiring. You have a gift as an interviewer and photographer and I am very grateful to have found your work. The artists you have interviewed bring a certain hope to me. It is both amazing and humbling. Thank you.

@smalltalk.productions9977 5 дней назад

thanks for the effort and sharing. a lovely piece of image making by all involved. thumbs up.

@mercedesacosta8696 3 месяца назад

Very inspiring! Thank you ❤

@EliseWebster-lt3nv 2 месяца назад

This series is incredible. So beautifully filmed, the way you capture each artists unique personality in such a short video is amazing. I could watch these all day

@IntenseRampage 3 месяца назад

Great piece, lot of history here… since the 30s! Crazy

@louisea6109 16 дней назад

Beautiful portrait 🍀

@sharonjack8582 9 дней назад

Beautiful. Thank you. USA

@davewordsworth1251 9 дней назад

Its shite. Do you want to buy my art? Ive painted over a square.

@blossomyourawesome 3 месяца назад

Loved this and Joe. He's awesome!!! I hope I can be like him when I grow up!

@inkdelox2448 3 месяца назад

I don't believe that such art can have so few views. Anyway, good luck with the promotion!

@bjhelder 16 дней назад

What a perfect video and perfect man. Enthralled with a life well lived.

@manuelcantu8572 9 дней назад

Really good segment. Very insightful. Cheers!!!

@user-kw3mx4jm9u 3 месяца назад

Extraordinary! True inspiration!

@whoisneezy 15 дней назад

No way this guy is 99! 😱 He looks incredible.

@ScottGamble1 3 месяца назад

Another great video (and stills), Josh. Thanks for introducing us to Joe. He is amazing!

@beverlychesnutfoster829 3 месяца назад

What a beautiful story! I look forward to another…thank you!

@joysmith6729 3 месяца назад

Extraordinary artist and man beautiful story thank you for sharing and putting it in. Timeless photographs.

@carolinependleton8445 25 дней назад

Omg..what a guy,thankyou for sharing this.

@psrosemary 3 месяца назад

Your book arrived here at my studio in Central Mexico. Very inspiring! Thanks.

@rivertalesien1321 2 месяца назад

Wonderful interview and photos. Really appreciate these stories.

@janissteadman285 3 месяца назад

thank you so much for doing this work and sharing it, creativity is the meaning of life X

@cinziaallocca974 3 месяца назад

Great video! And beautiful work. Is it possible to see Joe's work anywhere in NYC?

@ruthbrewis957 3 месяца назад

Hi Joshua, I really love this series of videos that you have done and I’m hoping to get your book at some point. The artists that you have featured have been so inspiring, listening to them talking about their beginnings and their processes, there is something lovely about it.