Gee Vaucher
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Gee Vaucher was born in 1945 in Dagenham, East London.
Her work with Anarcho-punk band Crass was seminal to the 'protest art' of the 1980s. Vaucher has always seen her work as a tool for social change. In her collection of early works (1960-1997) Crass Art and Other Pre Post-Modernist Monsters, Gee is shown to use paints and collages to show her strong anarcho-pacifist, and feminist views through her artwork. Gee also uses the surrealist method to express her aforementioned ideals and styles.
In Gee's second book, Animal Rites, she gives a commentary on the relationship between animals and humans, centered on the quote "All humans are animal, but some animals are more human than others". Gee again uses collages and shows her intelligent wit, along with her disturbing yet, eye-opening style.
In the foreword to her 1999 retrospective collection Crass Art and Other Pre Post-Modernist Monsters, Ian Dury writes;
- "In its original form, Gee's work is intricate and tactile, and while the imagery is sometimes almost overwhelming, the primary concerns are those of a painter; dealing with form and space. Mere newsprint would hardly do justice to its subtle tones. When the work is printed, the space becomes more simple and the graphic images take on a different life. The concerns are those of delivery, and the message is clear."
Further reading
- Crass Art and Other Pre Post-Modernist Monsters - A collection of work by Gee Vaucher (AK Press 1999)
- Animal Rites (Exitstencil Books, 2004)
See also
| Crass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Period of activity:
Formed 1977, disbanded 1984 Band members: Penny Rimbaud (drums), Gee Vaucher (artwork), Steve Ignorant (voice), N.A.Palmer (Guitar), Phil Free (Guitar), Pete Wright (Bass), Eve Libertine (Voice), Joy De Vivre (Voice), Mick Duffield (films), John Loder (engineer) Major album releases: The Feeding of the 5000, Stations of the Crass, Penis Envy, Christ – The Album, Yes Sir, I Will, Acts of Love, Best Before 1984 See also: Crass Records, EXIT, Crass Agenda, Last Amendment, Dial House, Anarcho-punk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External links
- [interview with Gee Vaucher]
- [96 Gillespie]
- [Audio interview with Gee Vaucher]
- [Crass records page on Gee Vaucher]
- [Review of Crass Art...]
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