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Biography:

My name is Barry Cohen, born in Brooklyn, NY, December 10, 1952. As a teenager, I worked for my family in the Acrylic fabrication field. There I learned how to cut, bend and design with the Acrylic. In 1990, I started my own business in this field doing Arts & Craft shows in Florida. As a young boy, my son Alex, was enamored with sea life and on several occasions he wanted me to do a craving of a whales tail. Many years had gone by and his love of marine life grew stronger over the years. When I attempted to carve the whale's tail, which he had so long been waiting for, no one in my family knew what they were looking at. In 1993, after that carving, I knew then it was something I had enjoyed doing, but I knew I had to perfect the art of intaglio. It took me four years to get the technique to perfection. Through my son's love for marine life, my inspiration came from him to now carve marine life into the acrylic and thus in 1997 Unique Acrylic Sculptures Inc was started.

Currently, I am touring the country with Fine Art shows in Florida, South Carolina and Michigan, sharing my unique sculptures with everyone. Today my work is represented by Wyland Galleries of Florida at the Disney BoardWalk Gallery as well as participating in Artistic Waters for the Florida aquarium in Tampa, Florida. I hope that all, who have purchased one of my marine life sculptures, enjoys them as much as I have passionately loved doing them for all of you to have!

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