Strange worlds.
Masterful hands.
Jake Baddeley is one of the most exceptional artists in the contemporary symbolism genre. His work is an evocative mix of the mystical, the profound, and the absurd. Classical yet surreal — contemporary yet historical.
He draws from the Ancient Greeks, the Italian Renaissance Masters, the Dutch Masters, mythology, psychology and philosophy. But most of all he relies on his own subconscious and intuition, which has proven many times to have a logic and curious independence of its own.
Since his first solo exhibition in 1996 — which surprised even him with its success — his paintings have entered private and corporate collections across the world. He has never painted for the market. The market came to him.
"He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist."
"My art has no philosophy. My work is predominantly based upon an exploration of the unconscious and dream state. Good art is not made by trying to make good art — it is made by trying to enjoy oneself to the full. The art is merely a byproduct of this process, like the contrail of a jet."✦ ✦ ✦