Grear Patterson - New Now New York Thursday, September 17, 2015 | Phillips

New Now

New York Auction 17 September 2015

  • Provenance

    Private Collection, Los Angeles

  • Artist Biography

    Grear Patterson

    American • 1988

    New York-based Grear Patterson uses mixed media to represent locations and moments that are ideal or associated with strong positive emotion. To do so, he plays with a visual repertoire of images that echo loudly in contemporary society; the resulting works challenge the ways in which we read and receive information in daily life.

    As such, in a show entitled True Romance that referenced Tony Scott's 1993 crime film, Patterson produced work that broke down smooth spaces and understandable tropes like sunsets and faces. The artist continually plays with viewers' nostalgic tendencies, but he also cheekily appropriates the contemporary vernacular and places it in a different, more aesthetic setting outside of the screen.

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Grear Patterson

An Unexpected Stair

2014
dirt on canvas and tarpaulin, laid on board, in 3 parts
overall 54 x 54 in. (137.2 x 137.2 cm)
Initialed "GP" on the reverse of each element; further titled "AN UNEXPECTED STAIR" on the reverse of the striped element.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $10,625

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New Now

New York Auction 17 September 2015