Pete Barcik is a San Francisco artist whose work is driven by an interest in the emotional power of imagery. Mostly self-taught, his creative path has moved through photography, performance, design, travel, and painting. His work begins with a simple pursuit: to create something visually compelling that can also be felt. Pete is drawn to the mystery of why certain images affect us deeply — sometimes before we can explain why.

For him, that moment of connection is art.