Elspeth Pratt

Elspeth Pratt
Born1953
NationalityCanadian
Known forSculptor

Elspeth Pratt (born 1953)[1] is a Canadian contemporary artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pratt is best known for her colorful sculptures using "poor" materials such as cardboard, polystyrene, balsa wood and vinyl, and for her interest in leisure and consumerism in domestic and public spaces.[2][3][4] Her use of humble, crude, unusual materials has sometimes been compared to the Arte Povera movement.[5][6]

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  4. ^ Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 9781135638825 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Dault, Garry Michael. "Elspeth Pratt". Border Crossings. 30 (3): 128–129.
  6. ^ Dault, Garry Michael (Oct 18, 2008). "Gallery Going". The Globe and Mail.