Susan Baran is a Sydney-based artist, printmaker, and printmaking tutor, best known for a practice that frequently incorporates the photopolymer photogravure technique. In Baran’s prints, worlds unfold vividly. Intricately and deliberately composed, her vibrantly coloured images of everyday objects appear at once otherworldly and unfamiliar, infused with a tangible sense of surreality.

In her work ‘Vase of Flowers and Indian Textiles II’, Baran creates an intriguing composition. Presented in a triptych format, the artist places a vase of flowers between two richly patterned textiles, bringing together three distinct images to form a unified yet dreamlike scene. The curation of these elements gives the work a distinctly nostalgic quality, as though the composition has been pieced together from fragments of memory.

Across her career, Baran has exhibited extensively in both group and solo exhibitions throughout Australia. Her prints are held in several public collections, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Artbank, and the Print Council of Australia, where she serves as a committee member. For collectors drawn to vibrant, layered contemporary printmaking, Baran’s works would make an intriguing and distinctive addition to any collection.

Susan BARAN (1959 - )
'Vase of Flowers and Indian Textiles II' 2011
photopolymer photogravure, a la poupee on paper
Edition of 14
Image Size: 29 x 59 cm
Dimensions: 56 x 76 cm
Signed: Signed 'Sarah Baran', editioned, titled lower margin.

Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition: Excellent

(c) The Artist or Assignee