Represented by leading commercial galleries in Australia
Andrew has gained considerable international recognition for his trade mark surreal installations & inspired paintings, where he puts politicians, orchestras, live cows and hundreds of suited volunteers in the sea for photo shoots.
A finalist in over 20 art prizes, most notably twice in the Doug Moran National Portrait prize. His paintings are in the collections of ANZ Bank Singapore, The Australian Embassy Rome Italy, Government house SA, Parliament house SA & United Nations Association of Australia.
Included in a European encyclopaedia of surrealism “Lexikon der Surrealisten”, also a Portuguese book on surrealism “International Surrealism Now”.
Andrew has collaborated with many organisations & luminaries to bring his projects to fruition, including the West Australian & Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, United Nations Association of Australia, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Hills Holdings, the Sydney Daily Telegraph, The State Gallery of WA, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Ambassador Alexander Downer & Amanda Vanstone…
Andrew Baines Artist Statement
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 landscape or the baron beach scape contemplating my existence. My paintings are a metaphor of my life, battling with the urban herds, pursuing horizons while seeking autonomy & freedom.
“I’m here for a purpose; I will have wasted my life if I haven’t pursued my passion. I pray the universe gives me the time and the mind to accomplish all my dreams”
Andrew Baines Artist.
Below is a link to video:
USA Today coverage of cow installation
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/2013/10/24/3180729/