Grear Patterson - Contemporary Art Day Sale London Wednesday, October 14, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Ellis King, Dublin

  • Artist Biography

    Grear Patterson

    American • 1988

    New York-based Grear Patterson uses mixed media to represent locations and moments that are ideal or associated with strong positive emotion. To do so, he plays with a visual repertoire of images that echo loudly in contemporary society; the resulting works challenge the ways in which we read and receive information in daily life.

    As such, in a show entitled True Romance that referenced Tony Scott's 1993 crime film, Patterson produced work that broke down smooth spaces and understandable tropes like sunsets and faces. The artist continually plays with viewers' nostalgic tendencies, but he also cheekily appropriates the contemporary vernacular and places it in a different, more aesthetic setting outside of the screen.

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205

Lost the Battle but Won the War

2014
suede, tarpaulin and MDF, in 3 parts
205.7 x 205.7 cm (81 x 81 in.)
Each part initialled 'GP' on the reverse. Initialled and titled 'GP "lost the battle but won the war"' on the reverse of 1 part.

Estimate
£6,000 - 8,000 

Sold for £12,500

Contact Specialist
Henry Highley
Head of Sale
hhighley@phillips.com
+ 44 20 7318 4061

Contemporary Art Day Sale

London 15 October 2015 2pm