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Charming Baker — All I Want Can Only Be Accomplished By Ignoring What You Need (white)
Charming Baker

All I Want Can Only Be Accomplished By Ignoring What You Need (white)

A sculpted bronze figure rendered in a luminous white patina conveys a striking tension between desire and disregard. The work captures the psychological weight of self-serving ambition, with the material's cool, ghostly surface amplifying a sense of emotional detachment. Baker's choice of title transforms the sculpture into a quiet confession, inviting the viewer to reflect on the moral compromises embedded in human longing.

Medium
patina and bronze

🔨 Auction Lot

Under the Influence

September 19, 2013

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Sold: $25,000

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Charming Baker, All I Want Can Only Be Accomplished By Ignoring What You Need (white)

A sculpted bronze figure rendered in a luminous white patina conveys a striking tension between desire and disregard. The work captures the psychological weight of self-serving ambition, with the material's cool, ghostly surface amplifying a sense of emotional detachment. Baker's choice of title transforms the sculpture into a quiet confession, inviting the viewer to reflect on the moral compromises embedded in human longing.

Medium
patina and bronze
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Existential Theme, Melancholic Mood, Modern Sculpture, Male Artist, Sculpture, Emerging Artist, British Artist, Patina Finish, White Tones, Figurative Art, Contemporary Art, Bronze Medium

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