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John Baker
"Southern Belle II", Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media Collage Painting, 2013

2013

About the Item

John Baker’s Southern Belle II, a 41.5 x 29 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting on canvas with collage, is from the artist’s “Socialite” series. Painted in pastel pinks and blues, flesh tones and sharp yellows, Southern Belle II depicts two sides of an imaginary lady’s personality, aloof debutante and ultra casual bohemian. The utter clash in clothing styles on either side of the painting’s center line dramatizes her incoherence of selves but which is the inner self and which the outer is left for the viewer to decide. The sides are unpainted and the painting is signed and dated on the reverse. John Baker is a widely exhibited painter based in Boston and New York whose solo exhibitions have been favorably reviewed in the Boston Globe (his paintings demonstrate that the human figure as a source of fresh ideas still endures), Art New England (Baker’s collages raise a bunch of interesting issues) and American Art Collector (John Baker’s wonderful and worthy project). A native of New York City, Baker was a pupil of Donald Judd for two years. The sculptor’s constructivist method remains an influence on Baker’s collage process, but Baker’s artistic results are more sensual and emotional as he adds the elements of subtle color harmony and reliance on impulse. Baker is represented by Fountain Street Gallery based in Boston, MA.
  • Creator:
    John Baker (1944, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2013
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 41.5 in (105.41 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Natick, MA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Baker_Southern Belle II1stDibs: LU50033799401

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