Daniel Baker

Born 1961 in Great Britan, Daniel Baker received a master’s degree in Sociology in 2002 and is currently completing his doctorate at the Royal College of Art.

He lives and works in London.

 

Baker’s artworks address a tradition of ornamentation in Gypsy culture. He paints on glass, producing mirrored surfaces (“looking glasses”). These are inhabited by graffiti, flowers, animals and iconic motifs such as the caravan. In his ‘sign’ works Baker examines the power and ambiguity of words by formulating statements that present a mixed message (“This is shit,”). These ‘signs’ are intended to question assumption and preconception in the viewer in relation to the object the subject and the environment. As well as highlighting issues of illiteracy in Roma culture these ‘signs’ link individual consciousness with collective awareness.



Daniel Baker, Ornament, 2007, Mixed Media on ceramic