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Charming Baker BIOGRAPHY
Born 1964 Hampshire. Known for: Urban art-figurative, genre and animal images.
ARTIST CHARMING BAKER IS GUNNING FOR GLORY, by Sophie Hastings, London Evening Standard, June 24, 2011: (An exhibition review). Charming Baker has had a string of international sell-out shows, his... Read full biography
ARTIST CHARMING BAKER IS GUNNING FOR GLORY, by Sophie Hastings, London Evening Standard, June 24, 2011: (An exhibition review). Charming Baker has had a string of international sell-out shows, his fans include Damien Hirst, British collector Frank Cohen, gallerist Harry Blain and New York dealer... Read full biography
ARTIST CHARMING BAKER IS GUNNING FOR GLORY, by Sophie Hastings, London Evening Standard, June 24, 2011: (An exhibition review). Charming Baker has had a string of international sell-out shows, his fans include Damien Hirst, British collector Frank Cohen, gallerist Harry Blain and New York dealer Alberto Mugrabi (who owns the world's largest Warhol collection), and his prices are going through the roof. So when he says, 'Sometimes I think why don't I find a simpler way to make a living and... Read full biography
ARTIST CHARMING BAKER IS GUNNING FOR GLORY, by Sophie Hastings, London Evening Standard, June 24, 2011: (An exhibition review). Charming Baker has had a string of international sell-out shows, his fans include Damien Hirst, British collector Frank Cohen, gallerist Harry Blain and New York dealer Alberto Mugrabi (who owns the world's largest Warhol collection), and his prices are going through the roof. So when he says, 'Sometimes I think why don't I find a simpler way to make a living and become a plumber?' I wonder if he's being ironic. Baker's work is simultaneously beautiful and disturbing. In Conversation Piece (Shot In The Arse), a woman lies with her back to us, half-laced corset falling open, a target and bullet hole in her bottom,... Read full biography
ARTIST CHARMING BAKER IS GUNNING FOR GLORY, by Sophie Hastings, London Evening Standard, June 24, 2011: (An exhibition review). Charming Baker has had a string of international sell-out shows, his fans include Damien Hirst, British collector Frank Cohen, gallerist Harry Blain and New York dealer Alberto Mugrabi (who owns the world's largest Warhol collection), and his prices are going through the roof. So when he says, 'Sometimes I think why don't I find a simpler way to make a living and become a plumber?' I wonder if he's being ironic. Baker's work is simultaneously beautiful and disturbing. In Conversation Piece (Shot In The Arse), a woman lies with her back to us, half-laced corset falling open, a target and bullet hole in her bottom, a jagged rent in the canvas. 'It was quite a nice painting but I felt it needed livening up,' he grins. A painting of a chil... Read full biography
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ARTIST CHARMING BAKER IS GUNNING FOR GLORY, by Sophie Hastings, London Evening Standard, June 24, 2011: (An exhibition review)
Charming Baker has had a string of international sell-out shows, his fans include Damien Hirst, British collector Frank Cohen, gallerist Harry Blain and New York dealer Alberto Mugrabi (who owns the world's largest Warhol collection), and his prices are going through the roof. So when he says, 'Sometimes I think why don't I find a simpler way to make a living and become a plumber?' I wonder if he's being ironic.
Baker's work is simultaneously beautiful and disturbing. In Conversation Piece (Shot In The Arse), a woman lies with her back to us, half-laced corset falling open, a target and b...But wait, there's more...
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