Perry, Grayson | Sponsored By You (Small), 2019 — available on Composition Gallery

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Etching in colours, on wove paper. Signed on the front and numbered on the back.

Sponsored By You (Small) by Grayson Perry is a 2019 color etching on wove paper that satirically critiques global capitalism and tax avoidance. A green sports car, adorned with names like “Luxembourg,” “Panama,” and “Cayman Islands,” speeds through a surreal landscape, its engine labeled “PURE GREED.” Inside, cartoonish figures with exaggerated features wear flashy accessories, symbolizing elite excess. Perry’s intricate style combines political commentary with pop-cultural aesthetics, exposing the hidden mechanisms of wealth and power. This signed edition of 68 is rich in visual metaphor and biting irony, blending humour with sharp critique.

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

Sponsored By You (Small), 2019

Name: Sponsored By You (Small), 2019
SKU: 16544

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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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Etching

EtchingEtching is a technique where a design is created on a metal surface by using a strong acid or mordant to eat away the unprotected parts of the metal, leaving the desired pattern in relief (intaglio). In modern art and manufacturing, different chemicals may be used depending on the material being etched.

Edition

Edition of 68

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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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