Feb 20th, 2023 by rhperry0033
- Rejected the usage of forenames and was gender-nonconforming, opting to use the names Peter and Hig interchangeably. When an art society that they were vice president of referred to them as “Miss Gluck,” they resigned.
- Established a “paint war” against the quality of paint during the 1950s, having become unsatisfied with the unreliability and inconsistency of the medium. They were able to persuade the British Standards Institution to insinuate a better standard for paints.
- After ending their relationship with Nesta Obermer, Gluck took a 30-year hiatus from art until the 1960s.
- Story: During their 30-year period of artist’s block, Gluck uses this time to reflect on their self-identity and fall back in love with themselves after spending years with the companionship of multiple different people. They have an epiphany about what being alone truly means and uses this to compel their new work.
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