Skip to main content

The Betrayal

By  Sharon Baker 2006

Luke Unsworth

Dimensions
255cm x 380cm

25 Ink drawings with imagery taken from stills from a 1960s horror film. The stills have been simplified, made flat and cartoon-like. Facial expressions have been frozen. This is a wall of spliced together static moments. A combination of images have been shifted from their original context and relocated within a new narrative. There is an atmosphere of foreboding. It is up to the viewer to decide on what scenario is unfolding; the clue is in the title.

Sharon Baker

Sharon Baker

5k0womilei220budat1qq Sharon Baker

Wedgewood IV

Bedroom Tokens

This print is in an edition of 12 & exhibited at the Worcester Open 2013 and the Ludlow Open 2013. It is from a series of small photopolymer etchings based on the manhole covers, hydrants and boundary boxes we pass by every day. I am interested in the geometric designs, numerals and text they display, as well as their presence as historical markers of urbanisation and as access points to the networks and infrastructure that underpin our lives. Image size 80 x 80 mm, paper/mount size 190 x…

UNE-EN II

Helping Artists Keep Going

Axis is an artist-led charity supporting contemporary visual artists with resources, connection, and visibility.

Become a Member

Join the UK’s Leading Artist Community

Be part of a caring, mutual aid network. Connect with fellow artists and access insurance, space, opportunities, and support to grow your practice.

Become a member!