Robert O. Bailey

Item No. 2209670 : Bailey Roberts, Kipaku from TheSister Project, 2011 D1CG Provenance Directly from the artist. 18 x 14" Condition Artwork is in excellent condition. My latest series of work, The Sister Project, is a personal photographic document that focuses on myrelationship with my older sister Lecca. The images investigate thedynamics of our mutual history and reflect upon the innatelyephemeral events that define that define us personally and inrelation to one another. The images depict constructed performancesthat reference personal histories to communicate a confrontation oflonging and yearning that provokes the photographic act. Iinterpret each photograph as a self-portrait. Each frame is aphotographic memoir that revisits the past in an attempt toformulate an impression of myself via the camera. The role of mysister in the work is my attempt to readjust and understand myselfthrough observing her as a type of mirror. Through a process ofreaching for the actual experience, I am photographing toremedy the sting of loss and the ache of forgetting. This body of color photographs constructs a hyper romanticizednon-linear narrative. It is my perpetual battle against forgetting.The images reflect my attempt to exert agency over my history. Iaestheticize the act of memory through creating images thatfunction as artifacts of a lost time. Both of our characters areextended analogies that reference our departure from adolescenceand a desperate nostalgia for our home in Hawaii that characterizesthe experience of our youth. I am interested in an exploration ofthe psychological interconnectivity that exists betweenpeople, and through my observation of my sister and myselfI experience the evolution of this reflexiverelationship. Bailey Roberts is a photographer based out of New York City.She is originally from Maui, Hawaii and is currentlyworking towards her BFA at Parsons the New School for Design andher BA at Eugene Lang College. Bailey has exhibited work in variousAmerican cities as well as at the Hermitage Museum in St.PetersburgRussia. Her latest work in The Sister Project was exhibited at theCalumet Gallery in New York City.

Robert O. Bailey (American, 20th century) Native American hunter with deer abstraction acrylic on canvas Signed lower right. Bailey, a contemporary wildlife artist, is also an accomplished photographer, ornithologist, botanist, and horticulturalist. Provenance: Farber Gallery of Art, Indianapolis. 43" x 48" Estimate $100-200 A statement of "Very good condition" means, that in our opinion, there are no significant damages and there has been no repair. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to the client. We are offering our professional opinion. We attempt to submit condition reports in the description. However, the absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Antique Helper, Inc., et al shall have no responsibility for any error or omission regarding an item's condition.

LOT 329 Robert O. Bailey (American, 20th century) Koala Bears Acrylic on canvas Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00 Realized: $0 Robert O. Bailey (American, 20th century) Koala Bears Acrylic on canvas Signed lower right Bailey, a contemporary wildlife artist, is also an accomplished photographer, ornithologist, botanist, and horticulturalist. 31 1/4" x 19 3/4"

LOT 330 Robert O. Bailey (American, 20th century) A Pelican in Flight Acrylic on canvas Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00 Realized: $0 Robert O. Bailey (American, 20th century) A Pelican in Flight Acrylic on canvas Signed lower right Bailey, a contemporary wildlife artist, is also an accomplished photographer, ornithologist, botanist, and horticulturalist. 21 1/2" x 33 1/2"

LOT 331 Robert O. Bailey (American, 20th century) Two Foxes with Bluejay Above Acrylic on canvas Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00 Realized: $0 Robert O. Bailey (American, 20th century) Two Foxes with Bluejay Above Acrylic on canvas Signed lower right Bailey, a contemporary wildlife artist, is also an accomplished photographer, ornithologist, botanist, and horticulturalist. 36 3/4" x 27"