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John Baker
"The Judge and his Laws", Surrealist, Reds, Collage, Acrylic Painting, 2017

2017

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John Baker’s “The Judge and his Laws” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 40 x 30 inches in reds, yellows, greys and browns. The judge is festooned with fragments of apparel that can only represent the many laws that are his stock-in-trade. They are as contradictory and, in a conceptual sense, arbitrary as are the statutes that he interprets. The painting is signed and dated on the reverse and the sides are unpainted. 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:
    2017
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Natick, MA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Baker_The Judge and his Laws1stDibs: LU500316016542

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