Artist's Statement

Welcome! My name is Jim Baab (rhymes with cab). I am an amateur photographer, known for elevating the mundane, who has participated in and supported Somerville Open Studios' city-wide, annual visual arts celebration weekend since 2013. I have no studio and my equipment is pretty basic; yet, my experiments with light, line, and illusion have won awards and been chosen for juried exhibitions in the United States and Europe.

I am passionate about the human form, food, and geometry; and, sometimes, those themes converge. One example would be my oldest illusion from 1994: a still-life, nude portrait of a red pepper and Brussels sprout that was inspired by Edward Weston’s ‘Pepper No. 30’. 

This year, in addition to offering framed and unframed prints, I am designing and offering print-on-demand fashion, luxury accessories, and home furnishings via "Jim Baab Photo Lab" on Contrado.com and "ThatJimBaabGuy" on Redbubble.com. (Links via my web site below)

If you would like to learn more about renting or purchasing my artwork, via services like TurningArt.com, please contact me or visit my web site: http://jimbaab.com. 

Thank you for supporting local artists!

Jim Baab
jimbaabjr@gmail.com