Brett Murray (South African, Born 1961) Little Pig
Provenance : [Propriété non datée]
- Acquired from the Goodman Gallery; A private collection, UK
- Exhibited Johannesburg, Goodman Gallery, 'Sleep Sleep', (May 2006); Cape Town, João Ferreira Gallery, 'Sleep Sleep', (September 2006)
- The bronze 'Little Pig' was part of series of three pigs from 1985 - 2014: 'Aunty 1985', 'Little Pig 2005' and 'Lying Pig 2014'
- Little Pig was exhibited at the exhibition entitled 'Sleep Sleep' this show extended Murray's interest in tragedy and satire in which he took aim at the incompetence, greed and buffoonery of leadership and the South African culture
- Murray described his works in the exhibition: 'I have commingled sleep, nightmares and dreams resulting in contradicting images of guilt and innocence
- Humour is dark and, as is the case in much of my work, the opposing forces of humour and tragedy are tightly bound.' Bibliography https://www.brettmurray.co.za/work/sleep-sleep
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Condition_report : The work is in good original condition. It was a 2.5cm. scratch to the right lower side and a 9cm scratch to the left hand body.
