Perry, Grayson | House of Love (Female), 2017 — available on Composition Gallery

Steel

This steel sculpture by Grayson Perry, titled House of Love (Female), showcases the artist’s signature exploration of identity, gender, and societal norms. The sculpture, crafted from polished metal, takes on a silhouette form, depicting a stylized female figure with raised hands. The reflective surface adds an interactive element, inviting viewers to see themselves in the work, emphasizing themes of self-perception and reflection. Perry often engages with traditional symbols and contemporary issues, and this piece seems to address the complexities of femininity and the roles women navigate in society. The minimalist yet striking form underscores his mastery in combining aesthetics with deeper 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

House of Love (Female), 2017

Name: House of Love (Female), 2017
SKU: 13891
Price: 1700.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Form

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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Metal

MetalMetal has been traditionally used in art for creating sculptures, jewelry, masks, adornments, tools, and weapons, often featuring decorative elements. Common types of metal used include bronze, brass, cast iron, gray iron, copper, gold, tin, wrought iron, and silver.

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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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