SIR GRAYSON PERRY C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1960-) FOR LIBERTY & CO. 🄰§
'SISSY' AND 'FLO' FABRICS, DESIGNED 2008-09
Estimate: £300 - £500
Auction: Day Sale (Lots 52 to 481) - 26 April at 10am
Description
Cotton textiles (2)
Dimensions
92cm x 68cm (36.25in x 26.75in) and 100.5cm x 68.5cm wide (39.5in x 27in)
Footnote
“I’ve never seen myself as a potter or as part of the crafts movement. I am a conceptual artist masquerading as a craftsman” - Grayson Perry
Controversial, creative and incredibly humorous, Sir Grayson Perry CBE RA Hon FRIBA (1960 -) has dominated media headlines for over 20 years since winning the Turner Prize in 2003. Delighting in the combination of opposites, Perry’s work creates an intriguing fusion between form and content by transforming classical objects with unexpected or explicit imagery. In this way Perry captivates his audience, simultaneously stimulating feelings of attraction and surprise.
Perry’s love of traditional craft is evident within the Sissy and Flow fabrics which reflect artistic changes in traditional Afghan rug weaving following the Soviet occupation of their lands. Alongside traditional flowers, wildlife and geometric patterns, weavers began to depict tanks, landmines, artillery and aircraft. Strong themes of war are also apparent in the textiles presented here; however, Perry softens the overall design by overlaying pink lacy borders and surrounding them with flowers, bows and high-heeled shoes. In doing so Perry questions traditional ideas of masculinity and brings an autobiographical dimension to the design by referencing his own transvestism.