Stem #229 Spraypaint on Canvas Each layer is applied slowly

Each layer is applied slowly and deliberately

The threaded line forks out creating an opening onto the painted ground

In the series of works made of galvanised iron

organic gestural lines

It blooms in January with bright yellow crinkly petals and is a welcomed sight in the cold of winter

Stem #229 Spraypaint on Canvas Each layer is applied slowlyCritics have connected Baribeau to a range of aesthetic positions, including everything from Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art to the 19th century Hudson River School, and compared him variously to the likes of Robert Rauschenberg, Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, and Willem de Kooning. In truth, Baribeau employs a distinctive aesthetic voice that is personal and instantly recognizable, despite its multiplicity. His visual world is one where primordial,