Art. James Barsness's intricate artworks feature collages (of newspaper clippings, comics, maps) overlaid with drawings of an anatomical delicacy and precision; his canvases teem with beautiful but often perverse figures that seem inspired as much by classical art as by contemporary comix master R. Crumb. Born in 1954, James Barsness splits his time between Georgia and California and has many exhibitions to his credit. With texts by the artist as well as Thyrza Nichols Goodeve, Richard Rayner, and Susan Kandel.