Ceramics & Craft Studio Sale 2023 | Daisy Tortuga
02 JUNE 2023 - 19 JUNE 20231. Daisy Tortuga
I Got New Shoes But My Feet Still Hurt Where The Old Ones Use To
Signed (on the reverse)
Acrylic yarn textile tapestry, hooks fitted on reverse
81 x 59 cm.
Made in 2022
This work is unique
ESTIMATE
£1,000 - 1,500
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Notes
Tortuga's work tells a story of heartbreak, loneliness and acceptance of the things we cannot control. The unique feminine nature of tapestry and textiles tells the story of women through the ages. This work hopes to emote healing to the artist, and to the viewer - for them to relate to their own vulnerability and processing of turbulent emotions. A diary, a photograph, a conversation with a friend.
Tortuga’s work is filled with brutal honesty, wittiness and dark humour, with the rugs as intimate snapshots from her life. Difficult topics are made personal through Tortuga’s works, and also offers an insight to the emotional chaos spinning in a young adult's head, an echo of absurdity approaching from the abyss of every-day struggles.
Accolades:
Education: Kingston University of Art, Illustration/Animation BA
Recent solo exhibitions: Inkonst/Redan Gallery Malmö, Sweden 2022. Video Here. The Truman Brewery Shoreditch 2021. All other exhibitions shown Here
Daisy's work has also been featured in The Guardian, The Face Magazine, Metal Magazine, Creative Review, all shown Here.
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