photo: SUEMASA Mareo
Plight of the Sensitive Child
| Artist | Grayson PERRY |
|---|---|
| Year | 2003 |
| Material/ Technique | glazed ceramic |
| Size/ Duration | H101 × φ54cm |
| Copyright Notice | © Grayson PERRY |
| Year of acquisition/ donation | 2005 |
| Description | Born in Chelmsford, UK in 1960. Lives and works in London. Since the mid-1980s, Perry has been making works with a keen viewpoint dealing with various themes such as violence, prejudice, sexual oppression, culture, religion, and what is self; spicing them with humor and fantasy. Ceramic works that Perry mainly creates carry contemporary themes painted in layers on the surface of classical shaped pots. Intertwined on multi-levels in rich colors and decorations, they tap on the viewer’s imagination. Not confined in ceramics and ranging over sculpture, photography, print, quilt, dress design and transvestism, Perry’s activities going beyond genres as well as the contents exerting a great impact draw attention internationally. He won the Turner Prize in U.K. in 2003. What is depicted on "Plight of the Sensitive Child" seems at first glance showing children playing innocently, but in fact girls having weapons and drugs in hands, and pictures that remind us of accident scenes. They reveal everyday life that entails the shadow of violence and suppression. "What’s not to like?" is a huge pot in which all kinds of consumer goods as well as brand logos, football player, and fashion model are gorgeously depicted from a cynical look at the spending habits of today’s people. While the techniques and forms of ‘ceramics’ and ‘pots’ generally impress us with their approachable and harmless qualities, Perry uses them cleverly to have us casually open the door to his world and face his works. "Print for a Politician" is a 2.5m-wide print work depicting a war scene in remarkable detail. His approach of depicting human nature with a sharp critique and humor is observed in all of his works in common no matter what medium he uses. He frequently depicts himself dressed as a woman. In a photograph in which he appears as “Claire” holding a gun and dressed in ethnic costume, he highlights universal social issues such as violence, directly involving his body as well as his identity. |
NOTES
This Collection Data page contains the works and materials in the collection of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, as of April 1, 2018.
Artists are listed alphabetically by artist’s surname.
Works and materials by the same artists are listed according to the date of the work in principle.
Works whose dates are unidentified are listed at the end of each item. Some works are not listed according to the date of work due to their relations.
The data of works and materials are listed in order of title, production year, material/technique/form, dimensions, donor’s name, copyright holder and credit for photograph.
Dimensions are given by height (H) x width (W) in centimeters for plane work, and height (H) x width (W) x depth (D) in cm for 3-D work. Diameter (Ø) is used for circular work.
For the name of country or city, the name currently used in English is listed in principle.