Lot 101: "Beezy" (William James Sebastian) Bailey (South African, born 1962) Untitled I

Untitled I
oil, burlap and feathers on canvas
183 x 138cm (72 1/16 x 54 5/16in).

"I am often asked what does that ship, or car, or high heel shoe mean. I am not an illustrator; I release the images that appear before me. Like Picasso, I say that it is not for me to explain the contents of my work; this is for the viewer to do. Each of my works is a frozen dream. Images and legends enter from my subconscious, the world of my imagination. I am a conduit of visual messages greater than me, at best a messenger from God, at worst a Fallen Angel."

Beezy Bailey (Cape Town, 2007)