Concrete Contemporary Auctions and Projects Canadian Contemporary Art Auction

March 04, 2014

LOT 21

Lot 21

DIANA THORNEYCROFT

DIANA THORNEYCROFT
Lot 21 Details
DIANA THORNEYCROFT

GROUP OF SEVEN AWKWARD MOMENTS (WHITE PINE AND THE GROUP OF DWARFS)

chromogenic print
20.5 ins x 29.75 ins; 52.1 cms x 75.6 cms

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $1,320
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Note:

The works of the Winnipeg-born artist Diana Thorneycroft surge with humour, the artist’s tongue placed firmly in cheek. Her appropriated mass media subjects, including killer cartoons, objectified babydolls, or other figurines, have all the kitschy charm of a high school diorama, uniting in a revolt against the posited practices of “fine art.” Never afraid to irritate or offend, the bold Thorneycroft has exhibited across North America and Europe, including at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (Toronto, ON) and the Canadian Cultural Centre (Paris, FRA). Her work can be found in the collections of the Canadian Museum for Contemporary Photography (Ottawa, ON), Vancouver Art Gallery (Vancouver, BC), and the Winnipeg Art Gallery (Winnipeg, MB) amongst others. Thorneycroft received her BFA from the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB) and MA from the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI). She is represented by the Michael Gibson Gallery in London, Ontario.

CONDITION DETAILS

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