Pigment print on 300grams 1584 Hahnemühle laid paper in two (2) parts, with ink, marker pen and collage Framed: 149.2 x 181.3 x 5 cm (58 3/4 x 71 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.) Edition of 22, each uniquely hand-finished by the artist Signed verso, numbered recto
$35,000About Rose Wylie
Drawing from such wide-ranging cultural arenas as film, fashion photography, literature, mythology, history, news images, and sports, British artist Rose Wylie (b. 1934) paints colorful and exuberant compositions that are uniquely recognizable. Frequently using images as a prompt, the artist works primarily from memory, resulting in paintings and drawings that are replete with associative afterimages that remain only loosely tethered to their original referents, but tightly connected to the memories as they have developed over time.
The present work belongs to a group of unique, hand-finished prints relating to Wylie's Clothes I Wore, an unpublished collection of drawings and collages depicting memorable garments from the artist's own wardrobe, along with drawings of objects from her personal life: for example, Victorian spoons, or her cat Pete. On top of each pigment print, Wylie has added to and embellished different aspects of the composition, sometimes introducing new elements, resulting in distinct compositions that together underscore the importance of memory—as both a fixed and a shifting concept—within her practice.
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