Jax, supersized Sausage Dog in Basquiat jacket

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By Helen Gørrill
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

85 × 115 × 3 cm

Materials:

Graphite, Ink and Collage on archival paper and board set in bespoke glazed frame

Primary Medium:

Painting

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2018
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Exceptionally vibrant street-style neon ink painted and collaged characterful doggies instigated during a Nordic residency where bright pops of colour stands out against starker backgrounds. Each work is set within a bespoke handmade frame. These works are supersized pets, inspired by Jeff Koons’ “Puppy”, a 43-foot tall sculpture of a West Highland terrier in the Guggenheim Bilbao permanent collection, creating the piece to inspire optimism and instill confidence and security. I love working with pops of bold colour in fluid inks, because they’re so unpredictable, and the results are random patterns formed through water resting on the ground and causing the layers of ink to merge and flow in different directions, often marbling, often clashing. The dogs are also collaged with varying amounts of trademark papers, collected from my various travels, research and artist residencies. The backgrounds are kept deliberately minimalist Scandi style to allow the subject to be projected forwards, and the frames are simple and unobtrusive. It can be difficult to capture the overall vibrant colour on such a large piece, so please see the smaller detailed images of the vibrant neon and acrylic inks. Each piece is annotated with artist monogram/signature. In Grayson Perry’s recent USA exhibition, his curators wished to see “colour, texture and a taste of what it is to be British” (January 2018). I have been somewhat inspired by this statement, and these are larger-than-life works: the vibrant inks, the Britishness of our love of and representation of animals, and the juxtaposition of street art with the domestic to create eye-catching contemporary artworks. These are vibrant and stand-out statement pieces – happy walls make happy people! Make a big, bold, beautiful (and adorable!) statement! I am currently creating more works in this series, and welcome commissions of your own dogs or other pets - please contact isobel@degreeart.com for details.

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