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| Project Name | A Moment of One’s Own | Posted in | Painting | Artist | Stephen Baker |
Stephen Baker, Boy with Yo Yo. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, Untitled. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, The Lobby. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, Pool Parade, 2014. Hand-painted mural on the façade of Fitzroy Pool in Melbourne, Australia. Photo courtesy of Stephen Baker.
Stephen Baker, Man Walks into a Record Shop. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, Boarding Time. Courtesy of the artist.
Literally drawing inspiration from everyday life, Baker always carries his sketch book along with him on his daily travels across Melbourne, where he produces sketches of his surroundings. His paintings are the work of a keen, yet discreet observer of everyday life, since he likes to observe people in seedy bars, hotel lobbies, waiting rooms and other places which one would normally find banal and uninteresting. Maybe that’s why these works, in all their simplicity and abstraction, are so captivating: they manage to convey the essence of a mood, a place, a time, ultimately acting like ‘postcards of emotion’ from a stranger who wants to share his worldview with us.
Stephen Baker, Morning View. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, Man at Rest. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, Rough Day. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, Lucky Day. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, Evening Scene. Courtesy of the artist.
Stephen Baker, Reception. Courtesy of the artist.
