CV
Hilary J. Baker
The Old Foundry Studio, Bewdley Museum, Load Street
Bewdley, Worcestershire DY12 2AE
Tel. 01299 877159
Mobile. 07796 092262
Email. hjbarts@aol.com
Website www.hilaryjbaker.com
I have always been inspired by the character and likeness of an individual and have produced images of people in a range of media that is collected and commissioned by private individuals, galleries, institutions and companies world-wide.
Moving forward from the investigation of stereotypical representations of an individual and their likeness, I have questioned ideas of standard representation, individuality, reproduction and authorship in portraiture. This has moved me on to explore the concept of physical memory left behind by an individual; the traces and vibrations that people unconsciously leave behind, and the interrelationships between an individual and their environment.
This has culminated in a body of work where I have developed a form of forensic printmaking, using the traces and residues of a person as a resist to the etching process.
I have also been investigating the concept of non-seperability, the dynamic flow of incessant interactions and the mysterious processes of change and exchange between the observer and the observed.
I also work as a Creative Education Consultant in Education enabling students to unleash their creativity, find a voice and explore a wide range of media.
Background Info/CV
1962 Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
1984 Attained BA Hons Fine Art Degree, Sheffield College of Art & Design
Solo Exhibitions and Galleries include;
2011 The Gallery, Museum in the Park, Stroud (Foam, solo)
1984 Mews Gallery, Cheltenham (solo)
1985 Brewery Workshops Gallery, Cirencester (solo)
1985 Ogle Gallery, Cheltenham (solo)
1986 The National Gallery, London, England (new acquisitions exhibition)
1987 Ryman Gallery, Marbella, Spain (solo)
1989 The Mall Galleries, London (Royal Portrait Society)
1991 Melia Don Pepe Gallery, Marbella, Spain (solo)
1996 Out-Stout Gallery Areley Kings, Worcestershire (solo)
1998 The Fosse Gallery, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
2000 Worcester Cathedral
2006 Black Ink Gallery, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
Commissions include;
General Sir John Hackett for the National Portrait Gallery, London
General Sir John Hackett for Perth University, Australia
Lord Henry Plumb for his Presidency of the EEC, Strasburg, France
Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Hon. Henry Elwes (private)
The Stages of the Cross Icons, The Church of England
Trevor Francis, footballer (private)
Jasper Carrott, actor & comedian (private)
John Hurt, actor (private)