Georgina Gratrix

Born 1981 in Mexico City

Lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa

 


Cape Town based artist Georgina Gratrix’s creative output includes drawing, printmaking and painting with a primary focus on portraiture. Her subject matter ranges from Hollywood 'party-girls' to re-mixing Old Masters. Drawing inspiration from both the sacrosanct icons of high art and vibrant popular culture, Gratrix uses portraiture to examine the cult of celebrity, aesthetic hierarchies within art history, and the role of painting within contemporary practice.



Georgina Gratrix, People Eater, Oil on Fabriano, 130cm diameter, 2006.