Andrew Baines
The Search for Sanity
Friday 15 July - Saturday 6 August 2022
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‘True escapism is considered unhealthy and the ultimate destruction of one’s self. Art is my escapism. I am the figure in the sometimes over populated ...
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The Search for Sanity
My exhibition ‘The Search for Sanity’ is how I’ve dealt with the pandemic and the ominous threat of world war. I’ve had to create my own mental and emotional escape, to cope with so many new feelings and problems.
My work overall hasn’t really changed, except for a touch drier humour; my way of dealing with stress. There are a couple of quite unique concepts that I feel have been a result of our current times. In some ways, the exhibition is more about painting during these times, than the paintings.
The Urbanist
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cms
$7,500
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Existential Entrechat
Acrylic on canvas
73 x 110 cms
$6,600
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The Totalitarian Cat
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 90 cms
$8,800
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Cows with Small Minds Often Have a Big Mouth
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 150 cms
$8,800
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Weirdness Is Often an Element of Ethereal Beauty
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 cms
$4,200
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Circa 1965
Acrylic on canvas
40 x 40 cms
$2,300
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She Heard the Ocean Whisper, “He’s Not Coming Back”
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 cms
$4,200
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I Realised Nobody’s Coming to Save Me
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 cms
$4,200
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I Think my Cat is Conceited
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 cms
$4,200
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My Greatest Ideas Were Conceived While Walking
Acrylic on canvas
70 x 50 cms
$3,800
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Solitude Is the Genesis of Originality
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cms
$7,700
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Painted You a Masterpiece, I’ll Never Show You
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cms
$7,500
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A Sea Symphony
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 150 cms
$8,800
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The Leap of Faith
Acrylic on canvas
73 x 110 cms
$6,600
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The Leap of Liberty
Acrylic on canvas
73 x 110 cms
$6,600
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The Search for Sanity
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cms
$7,500
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Mid-life Corporate Crisis
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cms
$7,500
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Solitary Sentinels
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 150 cms
$8,800
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She Waited Long Enough…
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cms
$7,500
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He Waited Long Enough
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cms
$7,500
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Cows Enjoy Solitude, but Loneliness is a Constant Ache
Acrylic on canvas
80 x 120 cms
$7,500
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Cows Make the Choice to Embrace Every Day
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 150 cms
$8,800
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Silence Can Make a Cow Appear Intelligent
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 90 cms
$4,200
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Cow Detail (Prototype)
Acrylic on canvas
19 x 19 cms
$1,300
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The Lazy Cow (Prototype)
Acrylic on canvas
19 x 19 cms
$1,300
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