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Shredded Amendments I<\/em> (detail) by Nancy Baker
8\u2019x14\u2019; paint on printed paper with hand-cut and laser sections; 2018. Image from \u201cTrill Matrix\u201d at The Clemente, New York City, 8 December 2018-19 January 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FROM KOLAJ 31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Baker’s Artist Portfolio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Baker\u2019s large-scale, cut-paper installations grow like dazzling algae on the gallery wall. A child of artists, Baker grew up in Sea Gate, Brooklyn near the Skee Ball lanes and roller coasters of Coney Island before the resort community was transformed by urban renewal programs. She writes, \u201cMy creative driving force is without a doubt a very potent Coney Island; it appealed to my sense of the freakish, with its striking vibrancy, oversaturated colors, and deterioration. This trinity of life: death, hope and vibrance has satisfied in me a deeper understanding of the sublime clarity of civilization. Coney Island is a perfect example of hopelessness and decline.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A portfolio of Nancy Baker’s work appears in <\/em>Kolaj<\/a> #31<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. To see the complete artist portfolio,\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/em>Kolaj Magazine\u00a0or\u00a0Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rust and Stardust, From the Novel, <\/em>Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov<\/em> by Nancy Baker
46″x32″; paint on printed paper with hand-cut and laser sections; 2018. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“These paper constructions combine digitally printed, hand and laser-cut geometric shapes that are painted, sprayed, scraped and gouged. Incorporated into these paper, polystyrene and Mylar sections are glitter, paint, modeling paste, gold leaf, printed commercial matter and recycled paper pulp forms.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A portfolio of Nancy Baker’s work appears in <\/em>Kolaj<\/a> #31<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. To see the complete artist portfolio,\u00a0SUBSCRIBE<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/em>Kolaj Magazine\u00a0or\u00a0Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Baker holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Her work has been shown across the US and at the 2019-2020 Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Arts & Design commissioned Baker for work (fabricated in stainless steel) at two train stations in Brooklyn. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections in the US and internationally. She is also a curator. In 2019, she co-curated \u201cParticulate Matter\u201d with Etty Yaniv at Project: ARTspace in New York. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more at www.nancysbaker.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FROM KOLAJ 31 Nancy Baker’s Artist Portfolio Nancy Baker\u2019s large-scale, cut-paper installations grow like dazzling algae on the gallery wall. A child of artists, Baker grew up in Sea Gate, Brooklyn near the Skee Ball lanes and roller coasters of…<\/p>\n

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