“Baxter is an unashamed iconoclast, who flouts traditional aesthetic principles. Asserting a light-hearted irreverence for the past (although stylistically his work demonstrates obvious surrealist and pop art tendencies), he eagerly embraces popular culture and stylish cultism as influential constituents in a strategy willfully deriding and subverting conventional art practices and ideas. This approach has generated skepticism, even disdain, amongst some senior artists but Baxter’s stance is strengthened by his unyielding commitment to innovative work which constantly challenges and confronts accepted modes of visual expression.” -Stephen Rainbird, “Selected Works”, Queensland University of Technology 1995 Home page image by Stephen Baxter Summer Meltdown 2010 http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/KCgKrfjDhH4/2.jpg
