John Baird 'Engineered Still Life' painting especially those from the ‘Schoolgirls’

especially those from the ‘Schoolgirls’ and ‘Alice’ series

‘Cinéma Du Look’ occurs in a universe that we will never experience and yet it is somehow familiar

Chair dimensions: 38 x 38 x 84 cm

Gouache and ink on paper

Through intricate

John Baird 'Engineered Still Life' painting especially those from the ‘Schoolgirls’This intimate bronze maquette by Mornington Peninsula artist John Baird captures four decades of looking, making and refining in a sculpture that feels both assured and quietly playful. A finalist in the 2025 McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery Maquette: Sculpture Award for his bronze Engineered Still Life, Baird brings to this work the same considered sense of composition that defines his paintings his characteristic intimate picture plane here