Untitled - Blue Anya Spielman 56 Circles is an attempt

56 Circles is an attempt to find in a panel the contrast between raw concrete and shining waters

part of the series called Rise is inspired by city silhouettes of buildings

a diluted pigment (mixed inks

and was conceived using a similar process: many layers of encaustic are applied

Many little fragments from different sources exist within these resin works

Untitled - Blue Anya Spielman 56 Circles is an attemptCritics 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,