Petting
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2011
Artist: Jonny Briggs (British)
Dimensions:
Framed size: 61 x 46 cm
Medium: C-type Lambda print
Object number: UAC 739
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DescriptionBriggs studied BA Fine Art at Chelsea College of Arts. His subject is the Briggs' family pet dog and is underexposed, thus merging the animal with the artist’s mother and their surroundings. Briggs is interested in both Renaissance portrait painting and the anthropomorphisation of animals, specifically of pets. This work touches on the role of the hidden, juxtapositions, the blurred human/animal border and camouflage.