Lot 45
Whatever 2012
fibreglass, steel, urethane, paint and wooden base, ed. 2/4
ed. 2/4
signed and editioned to base: Louis/ 2/4
signed, titled, editioned and titled within wooden base: Louis Pratt/ 2012/ 2/4 "whatever"
118 x 42 x 100cm; plinth: 62 x 40 x 40cm
Estimate $16,000 - $24,000
The sculpture itself is in good condition, with no major scratches or marks. Minor paint loss can be seen to the upper corners of the base. Sculpture can be unscrewed from plinth base for safer transport.
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Private collection, Sydney
Cooee Art, Contemporary Fine Art Auction, Sydney, 24 June 2021, lot 23
Private collection, Melbourne
Wynne Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2012 (another example)
"Whatever examines the near future in a world that is digitised and mapped. It is a sculpture of a disenfranchised youth living in a cyber world, his existence depending on technology. The work uses ‘organic data', taken from life and digitised by a scanning process. I manipulate the data with digital tools then prepare it for 3D thermal plastic printing. The many 3D pieces are assembled and hand finished." (Artist's statement, 2012)
© Louis Pratt/Copyright Agency 2022
Centum
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8454
6:00pm - 9 May 2022
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
SYD: Friday 29 April - Sunday 1 May, 10am - 4pm
36-40 Queen St, Woollahra & Dickerson Gallery, 34 Queen St, Woollahra
MEL: Friday 6 May, 10am - 7pm
Saturday 7- Sunday 8 May, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra
CONTACT
Olivia Fuller
olivia.fuller@leonardjoel.com.au
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