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Anthems

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

    Grounded (2020-2022)

    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

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    Strange Encounter (2021)

    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


        The circus of fools and broken men

        Installation view from Rencontre Insolite, exhibited at La Rotonde des Arts Contemporains, Abidjan  Dec 2021 - Jan 2022. Photo credit: Ibrahim Romaric



          Shed series

          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

                From the Vat I Rise

                Liminal View (2019)

                Presence, 2019
                Emergence, 2019

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