Courtesy: the artist and Arthouse Gallery, Sydney.

Arthouse Gallery presents the work of John Baird, a Melbourne artist who brings his unique aesthetic and practice to the gallery with an impressive exhibition of new work.

Working across painting, collage and sculpture, Baird explores how slippages between utilitarianism and decoration inhabit everyday objects. With a lingering aura of nostalgia, the sail boat, the dressing table or the floral arrangement are elevated from the commonplace. By consciously conflating foreground and background, Baird forges a surreality that adds a dream-like dimension to his constructed spaces, enkindling our memories and inspiring our imaginations.

Baird has participated in numerous solo and group shows around Australia, and his work is held in major national collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, Artbank and Bell Potter Group, and his works are part of international and national corporate and private collections.

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