Serpent GT Mask
25.4 cms x 30.5 cms x 63.5 cms (10 ins x 12 ins x 10 ins)
Signed
made in 2019
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "First Nations Art (1st session)" held on Thu, Aug 29, 2024.
Lot 026
Lot 026
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Realised: CAD $2,500
Realised: CAD $2,500
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the Artist by the present Private Collection, Vancouver
Exhibitions:
Salt Spring National Art Prize Exhibition, BC, 2020
Notes:
Serpent GT is an important work in the Rodney Sayers' ongoing study into the influence of popular culture on his own practice. The sea serpent is a common theme in his work, and the GT in the title stands for Gran Transformation, but also refers to the BMW Gran Turismo. The artist reconsiders Nuu-chah-nulth carving traditions and paints the serpent as though it were a street rod with sleek, brilliant colours and a racing stripe.
This work earned Rodney Sayers a finalist placing in the 2020 Salt Spring National Art Prize.
Acquired directly from the Artist by the present Private Collection, Vancouver
Exhibitions:
Salt Spring National Art Prize Exhibition, BC, 2020
Notes:
Serpent GT is an important work in the Rodney Sayers' ongoing study into the influence of popular culture on his own practice. The sea serpent is a common theme in his work, and the GT in the title stands for Gran Transformation, but also refers to the BMW Gran Turismo. The artist reconsiders Nuu-chah-nulth carving traditions and paints the serpent as though it were a street rod with sleek, brilliant colours and a racing stripe.
This work earned Rodney Sayers a finalist placing in the 2020 Salt Spring National Art Prize.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.