Against a backdrop of mottled abstract textures, he renders his subject in crisp high definition, lavishing piercing scrutiny upon the veins beneath his skin, the play of light and shadow across his face and hair, and the gleaming whites of his eyes. In a palette of muted pinks and creams, Yeo depicts fellow artist Grayson Perry, dressed as his female alter-ego Claire. ‘Grayson Perry’s transvestism is not inflated or caricatured (that would be too easy), but rendered with an intense seriousness of purpose that invites the viewer to engage more profoundly with his motivations’Ĭompleted in 2013, and included in the artist’s landmark exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery that year, Claire ’ s Room (Grayson Perry) is an iconic work from Jonathan Yeo’s celebrated portrait practice.
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