Joe Henry Baker
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Overview
Joe Henry Baker (b. 1989, London) is a self-taught abstract artist and multidisciplinary designer whose work spans painting, sculpture, interiors, and object-making. His practice centers on expanding the definition of a traditional fine-art canvas, approaching each piece as both a constructed object and a performative site for mark-making.
Drawing from backgrounds in design, interiors, and furniture, Baker continually investigates materiality, often crafting his own tools and incorporating humble, non-art materials. The physical act of making—stretching, building, assembling, and ultimately painting—forms a core part of his process. Large gestural movements and the tactile resistance of materials shape the structural, yet ethereal forms that emerge.
His works unfold through a balance of intention and surrender, embracing real-time reactions to surface, texture, and medium. By relinquishing control and allowing the process to surprise him, Baker creates works that invite viewers into an immersive space of curiosity and wonder.
Studio: Brooklyn, New York
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Works
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Joe Henry BakerSWEET SUMMER DRIFTING II, 2022Acrylic, tempera and epoxy resin on foam
board (2 layers), white oak wood frame78 x 125cmView more details -
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Joe Henry BakerDUSK CLOSING II, 2023Acrylic and tempera on foam board with
epoxy resin, painted wood box.40 x 30cmView more details -
Joe Henry BakerFIND AND FOLLOW, 2025Acrylic and resin on foam-board. Stained oak wood frame36 x 103 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerALL FLOWERS II, 2025Acrylic and tempera on canvas, pine wood frame36 x 51 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerASH AND ABOVE, 2025Acrylic and tempera on canvas, oak wood framE36cm x 51 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerCARRY AWAY, 2025Acrylic and tempera on canvas, oak wood frame249 x 188 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerFIRE AND FIELD , 2025Acrylic and tempera on canvas, oak wood frame36 x 51 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerFRAMEWORK, 2025Acrylic and tempera on canvas, pine wood frame36 x 51 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerSALT AND BLOOD, 2025Acrylic and tempera on canvas, oak wood frame36 x 51 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerTO NESTLE IN A DARK PLACE, 2025Acrylic and tempera on canvas, oak wood frame36 x 103cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerCAN YOU HEAR ME, 2025Fabric dye and bleach on canvas, pine wood frame52 x 37cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerALL WILL RESOLVE, 2026Acrylic and tempera on canvas, pine wood frame184 x 123 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerEARTH AND RUST, 2026Acrylic and tempera on canvas, pine wood frame184 x 123cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerVIRGA, 2026Acrylic and tempera on canvas, pine wood frame184 x 123cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerTHE LIGHTEST TOUCH, 2026Acrylic and fabric dye on canvas, oak wood frame36 x 61 cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerTHIS IDEA SPRUNG TO MIND, 2026Acrylic and fabric dye on canvas, pine wood frame152 x 114cmView more details
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Joe Henry BakerTHE PULL, 2026Fabric dye and bleach on canvas, pine wood frame91 x 122cmView more details
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Installation shots
