Perry, Grayson | Forest Spirit Alan Planter, 2022 — available on Composition Gallery

Unglazed ceramic, hand-crafted and hand-decorated - Unknown edition size - Not signed or numbered

Grayson Perry’s Forest Spirit Alan Planter is a playful and whimsical ceramic object that blurs the lines between functional art and sculpture. Handcrafted and hand-decorated, this unglazed ceramic planter is designed in the form of a stylized, anthropomorphic figure. The figure features bold black and white patterns that evoke a sense of tribal or mythical symbolism, with exaggerated facial features and a small figure cradled in its hands. The planter's top is open, designed to hold a plant, creating a dynamic interaction between nature and art as the plant appears to sprout from the figure's head. The piece is both charming and humorous, embodying Perry’s ability to infuse everyday objects with deeper cultural and artistic meaning. Though unsigned and unnumbered, this work reflects Perry’s distinctive approach to combining craft with social commentary.

Grayson Perry (UK, 1960) is a celebrated contemporary artist and Turner Prize winner known for his provocative ceramics, tapestries, and multimedia works. Often exploring themes of identity, gender, and societal norms, Perry uses humor and craftsmanship to challenge perceptions. His alter ego, Claire, features prominently in his artistic narrative.

Grayson Perry

Forest Spirit Alan Planter, 2022

Name: Forest Spirit Alan Planter, 2022
SKU: 13820
Price: 2350.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Sculpture / Object

Sculpture / ObjectA sculpture is a three-dimension object made using any one of the basic sculpting processes. These include carving, casting, constructing or modeling. Carving materials may be bone, ivory, stone or wood. Modeling and casting use clay or wax, while constructions glue materials together.

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Ceramic

CeramicCeramic is a term used to describe objects made from clay or other inorganic materials. These objects can be either decorative or functional and have been created since at least 4,000 B.C. Ceramic art involves making, decorating, and firing these objects in a kiln, a special high-temperature oven.

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Art is not some fun add-on to life.
- Grayson Perry

Renowned for his unorthodox expression, Grayson Perry is an artist whose most notable works include printed tapestries and ceramic vases that explore both historical and contemporary themes, as well as featuring autobiographical references to his own life, and that of his transvestite alter-ego, Claire. Among Perry’s most acclaimed works is Aspects of Myself, a ceramic vessel featuring several different figures, some altogether innocent, and others - such as a bound and gagged woman - more sinister; Perry has confirmed that these figures depict various different aspects of his own personality. In creating his ceramic works, Perry refers to the ceramic traditions of folk art and Greek pottery while using the traditional coiling method to create the final shape, he then fires in a kiln several times in order to transfer the image and finish with a lustre glaze.

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