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RICHARD BAXTER

HALF A QUARK
I am clearly no physicist, but this painting contains many elements from my life at the time; my then partner, the house she built, one of her donkeys, myself in two guises as photographer/observer and angry boy hurtling down a hill. The old man sees through the appearance of objects and time to the conceptual elements beyond. Yet he still appreciates a well made funky hat.
Being looser in technique than much recent work, it provided a holiday from the demanding detail I usually employ to achieve that sense of space and clarity. The result is of course a greater sense of drama, movement and freedom, being important for an image where things were in a state of change and movement, as opposed to just being.


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'half a quark. 2005

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title 'half a quark'
medium oil/acrylic/charcoal on canvas
size 300cm x 150cm
date 2005
status available
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