Gerry Baptist biography in Biographies from the artzine on artrepublic.comGerry Baptist’s graffiti-inspired naive graphics and bold contrasting colours create striking compositions that comment on modern life and the contradictions of our consumer society. His early years in India and background in graphics have had a lasting effect on his work. ‘The ephemera of the media - political and trivial, comic book art, ever changing fashions and a constant curiosity in popular culture has always formed a large part of my interest. ….. ‘I use whatever type of printmaking that I feel is apt for the subject I’m working on and that has led me to use screen prints, etchings and digital images.’ Gerry Baptist Gerry has been exhibiting for a number of years both in the UK and abroad. His work is in collections at the Ashmolean, Oxford, The Bank of England and Guildford Council. He was elected as an associate member of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers in 2008 and has won several prestigious art Prizes. Browse Prints |