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John Baker
"Ethnic Meld #3", Surrealist, Portrait, Pink, Collage, Acrylic Painting, 2008

2008

$975
£740.20
€846.63
CA$1,362.22
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John Baker’s “Ethnic Meld #3” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 17.75 x 15.75 inches in pinks, reds and ochers. The noted American painter George Tooker (1920-2011), himself of mixed ancestry, once said that it is the future of mankind to become one race. To which I might add that humankind has always been one race, with the particular strengths of every ethnicity within our potential should we not cut ourselves off from one another by racism, displaced self-hatred, and genocide. 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:
    2008
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Natick, MA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Baker_Ethnic Meld 31stDibs: LU500315975702

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