At thirteen years old, Amanda Baldwin took her first painting class and made a copy of Frida Kahlo’s Still Life with Parrot and Fruit (1951). “There is something about that painting that has haunted me all these years”, she says. “I just think it’s marvellous”. When you look at Baldwin’s work, this early influence makes a lot of sense. Her still life and landscape paintings show familiar scenes but in a strange and enchanting way. Be it a forest, a sunset or a vase of flowers, the compositions always play with our perception of depth. They trick the eye with painted illusions that bring a sens...
Bio
Amanda Baldwin (she/her) was born in Seattle, 1984 and is now based in New York City.
Studio
Baldwin’s studio is based in Queens, New York. She enjoys “the ambient sound of other people creating things”, and her dog keeps her company while she works. “Yes, he cannot talk to me, but we have a certain way of communicating that makes me feel less alone.”
Inspirations
“A lot of the inspiration comes from the art I was introduced to as a child. My dad was born and raised in Japan and came to the US to go to college. My parents house is filled with beautiful furniture and artwork that they brought back with them.”