Writer Isis Davis-Marks selected 29 Emerging voices within the African American Community. She recorgnized Rush Baker IV for his work and commitment to the African-American Diaspora.
She writes;
"Using acrylic, resin, and found photography, Rush Baker IV uses different materials to create images that reflect the chaotic and quick-changing nature of our current era. Baker draws from diverse source material, ranging from the novelist Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower to the abstract painter Sam Gilliam’s dynamic pieces, to create compelling commentary about the environment and current events.
TBT (2024) is a cheeky combination of acrylic paint, resin, paper, spray paint, and plaster on canvas. Blotches of yellow and white paint obscure hazy images of landscapes, prompting the viewer to conjure a half-forgotten memory of a long-gone landscape. Elsewhere, his painting Firestorm (2023) is a cacophony of color. Vibrant red, orange, and yellow marks swirl around one another in a vortex of passion, hinting at possible devastation that exists just beyond our reach."
Baker’s work was recently exhibited in Keisjers Koning’s booth at Artsy’s online art fair Foundations, along with another solo at the gallery, which also represents him."
