Richard Baker
Davis Cook Book, 2020
Gouache on paper
12 x 10 1/2 inches
14 1/2 x 13 inches framed
14 1/2 x 13 inches framed
Artist Statement Though I started collecting and painting cookbooks well before the pandemic, it wasn’t until the lockdown forced me to move my studio practice home that I realized how...
Artist Statement
Though I started collecting and painting cookbooks well before the pandemic, it wasn’t until the lockdown forced me to move my studio practice home that I realized how quickly cooking and painting cookbooks had become the foundation of my daily life. It was at my kitchen table where both activities occurred, that I became aware of how central the kitchen had become for many of us, establishing a hearth and haven defending against disease and insanity.
Though I started collecting and painting cookbooks well before the pandemic, it wasn’t until the lockdown forced me to move my studio practice home that I realized how quickly cooking and painting cookbooks had become the foundation of my daily life. It was at my kitchen table where both activities occurred, that I became aware of how central the kitchen had become for many of us, establishing a hearth and haven defending against disease and insanity.
Exhibitions
2021, Art Miami, Arthur Roger Gallery, Miami, FL
2020, Art in the Time of Empathy, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA1
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