White Peacock No. 9490 - White peacock bird side profile w/ navy blue wallpaper

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Claire Rosen
White Peacock No. 9490 - White peacock bird side profile w/ navy blue wallpaper

About the Item

"White Peacock No. 9490" by Claire Rosen is a photograph that features a regal and rather imposing-looking white peacock in profile, set against an intricate, ornamental navy blue wallpaper. The peacock, with his crown-like tuft of feathers, is sure to bring new meaning to the phrase "proud as a peacock" in any setting. Dimensions refer to image size, and pricing refers to unframed and unmounted image. Pricing increases through each edition set. Please contact for more information and options. From Rosen's series "Birds of a Feather," this carefully composed portrait leads us to anthropomorphize the unusual sitter with human emotions and expressions, generating a deeper sense of connection with the birds and wildlife at large. This, in turn, aligns with Rosen's lifelong advocacy for environmentalism and conversation. According to the artist: "Humankind has always had a complicated relationship with nature, characterized by awe and admiration, tension and destruction. The human desire to be surrounded by images of nature has been replicated in household ornamentation throughout civilizations. The walls of the imperial villas of Ancient Rome were adorned with frescoes detailing rich flora and fauna. During the Renaissance, Rafael reinvented this ancient style through his grotesques, which depict birds, fruits, and plant life. Carefully crafted representations of the natural world were re- imagined yet again in 19th century Britain when William Morris began producing richly ornamented wallpaper featuring wild birds and vegetation. Birds of a Feather offers a new perspective on this tradition with portraits of live birds - from the common Parakeet to the exotic Hyacinth Macaw to the stoic Gyrfalcon - photographed against complementary historical and reproduction wallpaper and fabric from the Victorian Era. As the cult of colonization and exploration spread during the Victorian Era in Europe, it yielded brutal discovery and domination of faraway places, creatures and cultures. As these discoveries made their way back to Europe, aviary collection and display as well as a general fascination with the natural world and its exotic inhabitants rose in fashion. This series references that desire to possess the beautiful, wild and exotic, a possession that permanently changes the object of desire through its dislocation. The backgrounds in this series are selected to induce beauty, optical illusion and visual blending, the birds appear to belong when in reality it is a far cry from their natural environment. The birds mirror the careful, self-conscious poses of humans in an unexpected way. Posed, the birds anthropomorphize as we attribute human emotion and intent to their expressions." A small portion of the artist's profits from the series will be made to an avian conservation or rescue charity. Listed dimensions reference unframed image size. Framing options possible with additional fees and handling time; please contact the gallery to discuss. Claire Rosen is an internationally recognized and widely collected artist, her portfolio of elaborate tableaus often feature anthropomorphic animals, archetypal heroines, or still-lives steeped in symbolism that’s evocative of classical European painting. Though the work is rooted in traditional themes and aesthetics, it is intended to create dialogue around contemporary issues such as environmental conservation and the need for animal advocacy. Claire twice earned a place on Forbes “30 under 30” list for Art & Design. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, Communication Arts, Aesthetica, Fast Company, Slate Magazine, The Washington Post. The Guardian, Harper’s Magazine, NPR, PDN and Refinery29. She has exhibited worldwide, from New York and London to Seoul. Her first solo museum show was at SCAD Savannah Museum of Art and her work has been included in juried and group shows at Annenberg Space for Photography, Aperture Gallery, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Consensus, MOPLA, and five years on the Photoville Fence. In addition, Claire travels throughout the world, speaking about the creative process. Her book, IMAGINARIUM: The Process Behind the Pictures, covers the artistic practice of photography. Claire graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2006 and Bard College at Simon's Rock in 2003. She is currently restoring the historic Warwick Furnace Farm with her family in rural Chester County, PA.

Creator:
Claire Rosen (1983, American)
Dimensions:
Height: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)
More Editions & Sizes:
16.5 x 11, Edition of 15Price: $80025.5 x 17, Edition of 10Price: $2,00036 x 24, Edition of 7Price: $3,00060 x 40, Edition of 5Price: $4,000
Medium:
Archival Pigment
Movement & Style:
Contemporary
Period:
2010-
Framing:
Framing Options Available
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Houston, TX
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU130926989052