February 25, 2012
A phrenology of the artist’s mind: Grayson Perry‘s 2004 “Map of an Englishman”
by fosco lucarelli
illustrations, information graphics, land art, literature, maps, past futures, psychogeographies, satire, visions
Exhibited at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, Grayson Perry’s 2004 “Map of an Englishman” is a 120 x 150 cm psychogeographical exploration of the artist’s mind.
Etched in a mock-Tudor style, an imaginary island, vaguely reminding the form of the brain, is surrounded by the seas of Perry’s psychological flaws (Schizophrenia, Delirium, Anorexia Nervosa), while the countryside is defined by the artist’s “prejudices, fears, desires and vanities” in the shape of the counties of “Sex”, “Tender”, “Cliche” or “Dreams”.
Further reading:
Stratafigura’s Grayson Perry knows where to poke
Brain Picking’s Mapping the Human Condition
Click for a 2000px-wide version of the map:
