Grear Patterson - Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Friday, May 15, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Acquired directly from the artist

  • 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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Popeye

2013
tarpaulin, canvas tarpaulin, laid on board, in 3 parts
54 x 54 in. (137.2 x 137.2 cm)
Initialed and titled "GP Popeye" on the reverse of the mouth element; further initialed "GP" on the reverse of each element.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $32,500

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Day Sale 15 May 2015 11am