A Glimpse of Her Portfolio And an Interview with the Artist “In making art I am reflecting on what it means to be alive in this world, for myself and for others. If I’m honest, I hope that gets people thinking. That’s the transformative power of art as I see it.” -Rachel Perry The contemporary American artist Rachel Perry works in a diverse array of media including sculpture, performance, drawing and photography—all in her own brilliantly inventive style. She uses the commonplace materials of consumer culture to create works of surprising beauty, intellectual impact, and humor: a vivid floral pattern composed of price stickers; a tapestry of twist ties; a lavish garment of aluminum foil; a mosaic of fruit stickers; a sculpture of bread tags; performance projects on Facebook and Twitter; an ongoing installation of miniaturized Johnson & Johnson product boxes at the J&J headquarters. Her photographic self-portrait series Lost in My Life shows Perry camouflaged amidst her own work. In an iconic early image from this series, Perry has recreated her mother’s wedding dress in the same price-tag floral […]
