2021 “You’ll Have to Drag Me," Freemotion Machine Embroidery on Linen on Board by Peter Frederiksen

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Peter Frederiksen
Working mainly with textiles, Peter Frederiksen pulls imagery from vintage cartoons and embroiders them into intricate works of … Read more Peter Frederiksen
Working mainly with textiles, Peter Frederiksen pulls imagery from vintage cartoons and embroiders them into intricate works of art. Frederiksen is interested in the aesthetics of American animation’s “Golden Age,” which spanned from the 1930s to the 1950s. These TV shows’ dark humor, anthropomorphism, and kitsch pervade Frederiksen’s depictions of cartoon characters like Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, and the Looney Tunes. The artist points out the fragile nature of nostalgia in these woven works and how the past is often romanticized. A Chicago native, Frederiksen studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and still lives and works in the city. (Profile on Artsy.)

Peter Frederiksen American, Downers Grove, IL, b. 1987
"You’ll have to Drag Me," 2021
Freemotion machine embroidery on linen mounted on wood board/box
6 x 8 inches 15.2 x 20.3 cm
Exhibitions record for this work: Peter Frederiksen + Tomasz Krecicik, Tense Anxieties, November 9 – December 10, 2022, PostmastersRoma, Rome, Italy
Provenance: Peter Frederiksen studio. Purchased from PostmastersRoma,Rome, Italy
Condition: Excellent. Aesthetic production irregularities based on technique See less