Harry Pye
The Artist With His Parents - quatroptych. 2006
Oil, canvas. 4 p 18 x 12 cm (not framed)
(sold)
´The Artist And His Parents´was made about 3 years ago. The Picture of my parents was based on a photo of my mum and dad at my sister’s wedding. I had been having a tough time. I had been ill for a while. Sometimes I get ill for no other reason than I´m feeling sad. Going to my sister’s wedding made me feel happy again. I met a lot of relatives I´d only heard about. Seeing all my family or all my tribe gave me strength. I felt better after being reminded that I wasn´t so unique or weird after all. I am in fact part of a chain.