There's something about printmaking at a large scale that fundamentally changes the way the viewer engages and interacts with the artwork. Instead of you sharing a common space, it envelops you and clears all distractions.
Thomas Murphy, Make-Ready
Limited edition of 20150.0 (H) × 120.0 (W) cmShipping est. 2 weeks
In Magical Thinking (Large), Grayson Perry channels the whimsical charm of a Russian lubok print at vast scale.
The idea for Magical Thinking (Large) was sparked when Grayson encountered Cornelius de Vos’ Portrait of a Lady at the Wallace Collection in London. Here, he reimagines de Vos’ subject, encircling her with a constellation of words and symbols. The graphic composition draws inspiration from a 17th-century print style that pairs vivid illustration with narratives derived from literature, religious stories and folk tales.
To create the edition, printers at Make-Ready developed a bespoke textured paper that "fights back" against the ink. The result is a uniquely tactile silkscreen with intentional irregularities – a homage to the perfectly imperfect nature of woodblock prints.
Grayson Perry3 collaborationsGrayson Perry is a great chronicler of contemporary life, drawing us in with wit, affecting sentiment and nostalgia as well as, at times, fear and anger. In his work, Perry tackles subjects that are universally human: identity, gender, social status, sexuality, religion. Autobiographical references – to the artist’s childhood, his family and his transvestism – can be read in tandem with questions about décor and decorum, class and taste, and the status of the artist versus that of the artisan. Perry uses the seductive qualities of ceramics and other art forms to make stealthy comments about society, its pleasures as well as its injustices and flaws, and to explore a variety of historical and contemporary themes. He works with traditional media such as ceramics, cast iron, bronze, printmaking and tapestry, and is interested in how each historic category of object accrues intellectual and emotional baggage over time.
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