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Teresa Baker — Good Weather
Teresa Baker

Good Weather

2021

"Good Weather" presents a striking collision of the domestic and the industrial, the natural and the synthetic. Teresa Baker assembles solder, yarn, bark, and spray paint across a ground of Astroturf, setting organic materials against the artificial turf's vivid, culturally loaded surface. The bark and yarn carry tactile warmth and an association with craft traditions, while the solder and spray paint introduce a harder, more urban sensibility. At a commanding 274.3 × 176.5 cm, the work demands physical presence, asking the viewer to move along its surface and register the way each element negotiates its place within the whole. Baker's practice frequently interrogates the boundaries between making and assembling, between labor and leisure, and "Good Weather" channels those tensions through its very title. The phrase is ordinary, almost casual, yet it undercuts the material density of what one encounters. That friction between expectation and experience is central to the work's appeal. The Astroturf ground, familiar from suburban lawns and sports facilities alike, becomes a kind of landscape, one that Baker treats not with irony alone but with genuine curiosity about what such surfaces mean and what they can hold. For collectors, this work represents Baker at a confident, mature moment in her practice. Signed by the artist, the piece arrives without a frame, a deliberate choice that reinforces its character as an object rather than a picture, something to be lived with rather than simply hung. The scale and material complexity ensure that "Good Weather" will anchor any serious contemporary collection, offered through de boer.

Medium
Solder, yarn, bark, and spray paint on Astroturf
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Teresa Baker, Good Weather, 2021

"Good Weather" presents a striking collision of the domestic and the industrial, the natural and the synthetic. Teresa Baker assembles solder, yarn, bark, and spray paint across a ground of Astroturf, setting organic materials against the artificial turf's vivid, culturally loaded surface. The bark and yarn carry tactile warmth and an association with craft traditions, while the solder and spray paint introduce a harder, more urban sensibility. At a commanding 274.3 × 176.5 cm, the work demands physical presence, asking the viewer to move along its surface and register the way each element negotiates its place within the whole. Baker's practice frequently interrogates the boundaries between making and assembling, between labor and leisure, and "Good Weather" channels those tensions through its very title. The phrase is ordinary, almost casual, yet it undercuts the material density of what one encounters. That friction between expectation and experience is central to the work's appeal. The Astroturf ground, familiar from suburban lawns and sports facilities alike, becomes a kind of landscape, one that Baker treats not with irony alone but with genuine curiosity about what such surfaces mean and what they can hold. For collectors, this work represents Baker at a confident, mature moment in her practice. Signed by the artist, the piece arrives without a frame, a deliberate choice that reinforces its character as an object rather than a picture, something to be lived with rather than simply hung. The scale and material complexity ensure that "Good Weather" will anchor any serious contemporary collection, offered through de boer.

Medium
Solder, yarn, bark, and spray paint on Astroturf
Dimensions
overall: 274.3 x 176.5 cm
Year
2021
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
de boer

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