How Aaron Robert’s nomadic childhood turned art into a coping mechanism

Featured in our Best of the Artworld, Aaron Robert Baker’s childhood was shaped by constant movement new cities, new schools, always being the new kid. In the middle of that instability, drawing became something steady. A private world he could return to, again and again. What began as a way to cope slowly became something more: a language, a connection, a lifelong practice. Today, his intricate ballpoint pen works still carry that same focus and devotion, built patiently, mark by mark, from a p