Anthem For a New World Order, 2022
304cm x 507cm
Nylon zippers, nylon thread, brass rivets
Photo: Eddy Dagher
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Royal Blue, 2022
Stitched and woven nylon zippers
65cm x 62cm
The King Wore Red, 2022
stitched zippers
65cm x 65cm
Princess Yateenga, 2022
stitched zippers
94cm x 77cm
Royal Kita with Red Stripes/ Etoffe de Gloire, 2021
During 2020, while Côte d'Ivoire experienced pre-election violence and the population feared the possibility of civil war, I received a large donation of unwanted zippers. I was struck by the irony of their vividness; zippers are only coloured in order to become invisible in a garment or object. They are in every aspect objects of servitude. As I reflected upon current events, making a royal Kita cloth which embodied this country’s need for humble servant leadership seemed timely. Unable to vote myself, this act became my own act of resistance, and prayer for this nation now my home.
When Asked to Look Up, Do Not Lose Sight of What is on the Ground, 2022
hand woven and stitched nylon zippers
200cm x 194cm
© Peter T. McCarthy
Leadership is a Borrowed Garment, 2022
hand woven and stitched nylon zippers
204m x 204cm
© Peter T. McCarthy
On This Mountain, 2021
105cm x 109cm (framed)
Oil on Bogolan (natural-dyed cotton).
© Peter T. McCarthy
Imprint, 2021
42cm x 31cm
oil on Bogolan
© Peter T. McCarthy
Grounded #1, 2022
Zippers and natural (mud) dyed cotton
© Peter T. McCarthy
Grounded #2, 2022
Zippers and natural (mud) dyed cotton
© Peter T. McCarthy
Grounded #3, 2022
Zippers and natural (mud) dyed cotton
© Peter T. McCarthy
Crushed and Spilt, 2021
70cm x 55cm
Paper and silk dyed with urine + Lichen on canvas
Red Spill, 2021
150cm x 120cm
paper and iron oxide on canvas
Installation view from Rencontre Insolite, exhibited at La Rotonde des Arts Contemporains, Abidjan Dec 2021 - Jan 2022. Photo credit: Ibrahim Romaric
As Above, So Below : Turquoise, 2021
150cm x 210cm
Acrylic, ink and gouache on canvas.
© Peter T. McCarthy
As Above, So Below: Lapis Lazuli, 2021
150cm x 210cm
Acrylic, ink and gouache on canvas.
© Peter T. McCarthy
As Above, So Below: Day & Night, 2021
150cm x 210 cm
Acrylic, gouache and ink on canvas
© Peter T. McCarthy
Quest/Submission #1, 2021
123cm x 98cm
Acrylic and gouache on cotton bands dyed with synthetic and natural dyes.
© Peter T. McCarthy
Reflection, 2020
120cm x 90cm,
Acrylic on canvas.
© Peter T. McCarthy
Divergence #1, 2021
120cm x 270cm (3 panels)
Acrylic, ink and gouache on canvas.
© Peter T. McCarthy
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