Issy Wood

Issy Wood

BornNationalityBased In
1993AmericanLondon
Biography

Issy Wood’s figurative paintings are uncannily familiar, yet ultimately bizarre. Depicting luxurious and decorative objects, 19th century relics, sphinx-women, numerous portraits of Joan Rivers, among others, her works blend contemporary emblems with those from the past. The muted colours of Wood’s canvases convey a sense of tiredness with materialism of both luxury of silver tableware, decorative arches, porcelain tea sets and lavishness of leather jackets and fake nails. Mixing traditional elements of painting with contemporary textures of clothes, Wood's practice further incorporates sculpture, installation and writing. The intersection of the historical timelines, the seeming emptiness and weariness of her practice earned her the title of a “mediaeval millennial”. Wood often repeats her subject matters across many works, showing a methodical obsession with things and personas in an attempt to excavate and investigate them, humoursely or not. ...

Selected Artworks
IW
Night Schvitz
Issy Wood
Night Schvitz, 2017
24 x 30cm
Personal Hotspot
Issy Wood
Personal Hotspot, 2017
24 x 18cm
Study for a Tureen
Issy Wood
Study for a Tureen, 2017
165 x 285cm
When You I Feel
Issy Wood
When You I Feel, 2017
165 x 285cm
Mother as docked idol with move-in date
Issy Wood
Mother as docked idol with move-in date, 2019
220 x 165.5 x 4cm
Car interior / go, Daddy 1
Issy Wood
Car interior / go, Daddy 1, 2019
170.5 x 290.5 x 4cm
Will he
Issy Wood
Will he, 2019
225 x 150 x 4.5cm
Car interior / go, Daddy 2
Issy Wood
Car interior / go, Daddy 2, 2019
170 x 290 x 3cm
All the rage 2
Issy Wood
All the rage 2, 2019
100 x 140cm
Light layers / go, Daddy 3
Issy Wood
Light layers / go, Daddy 3, 2019
170 x 290 x 3cm
All the rage 1
Issy Wood
All the rage 1, 2019
100 x 140cm
E.N.D. (ear, nose, dignity)
Issy Wood
E.N.D. (ear, nose, dignity), 2019
24 x 18 x 2cm
Incidental (with letters)
Issy Wood
Incidental (with letters), 2019
29.5 x 20.5 x 2cm
Actual car
Issy Wood
Actual car, 2019
105 x 55 x 4.5cm
The underdose
Issy Wood
The underdose, 2019
162 x 208 x 4cm
The art of divorce (Russell Crowe, his belongings)
Issy Wood
The art of divorce (Russell Crowe, his belongings), 2019
29.5 x 20.5 x 1.5cm
Idea for responsibility (dog)
Issy Wood
Idea for responsibility (dog), 2019
30 x 23.5 x 1.5cm
Untitled (Cuisine)
Issy Wood
Untitled (Cuisine), 2019
29.5 x 20 x 1.5cm
Untitled (Me as child prodigy)
Issy Wood
Untitled (Me as child prodigy), 2019
30 x 19.5 x 1.5cm
Untitled (Ruse)
Issy Wood
Untitled (Ruse), 2019
29.5 x 20 x 1.5cm
Untitled (Idea for a crazy timepiece 3)
Issy Wood
Untitled (Idea for a crazy timepiece 3), 2019
29.5 x 20.5 x 1.5cm
The scratch
Issy Wood
The scratch, 2019
23.5 x 30 x 1.5cm
The invoice
Issy Wood
The invoice, 2019
18 x 24 x 2cm
Will she?
Issy Wood
Will she?, 2019
19.5 x 30 x 1.5cm
Mother as space-age mannequin
Issy Wood
Mother as space-age mannequin, 2019
29.5 x 23.5 x 1.5cm
Study for No
Issy Wood
Study for No, 2019
19.5 x 29.5 x 1.5cm
JW! KS! IW!
Issy Wood
JW! KS! IW!, 2019
24 x 30 x 1.5cm
Alien / Worry
Issy Wood
Alien / Worry, 2019
30 x 19.5 x 1.5cm
Untitled (Seder at Nick's parents' house)
Issy Wood
Untitled (Seder at Nick's parents' house), 2019
29.5 x 20.5 x 1.5cm
Kettle (By which I mean you die in a fire)
Issy Wood
Kettle (By which I mean you die in a fire), 2018
24 x 30 x 1.5cm
(Virgin) Red stripe
Issy Wood
(Virgin) Red stripe, 2018
290 x 170 x 3.5cm
Commuter belt fantasy with dogs
Issy Wood
Commuter belt fantasy with dogs, 2020
180 x 240 x 5cm
JW! KS! IW!
Issy Wood
JW! KS! IW!, 2019
24 x 30cm
OKAY (Miranda ices cakes under duress )
Issy Wood
OKAY (Miranda ices cakes under duress ), 2019
100 x 135 x 4.5cm
Queen baby in two minds
Issy Wood
Queen baby in two minds, 2019
120 x 160 x 4.5cm
Saturday!
Issy Wood
Saturday!, 2019
60 x 40 x 3cm
Shit loved ones say 2
Issy Wood
Shit loved ones say 2, 2019
161 x 220cm
Sphinx making the best of a seasonal depression
Issy Wood
Sphinx making the best of a seasonal depression, 2018
180 x 140.5 x 4.5cm
Study for what I deserve
Issy Wood
Study for what I deserve, 2021
188 x 198 x 5cm
The lonely seder
Issy Wood
The lonely seder, 2021
30 x 40 x 2cm
Right move
Issy Wood
Right move, 2023
150 x 225 x 5cm
Me reading playgirl
Issy Wood
Me reading playgirl, 1993
200 x 150 x 5cm
Keratoconus vibes
Issy Wood
Keratoconus vibes, 2024
30 x 30 x 2cm
Drinking Fahrenheit
Issy Wood
Drinking Fahrenheit, 2024
120.5 x 260.5 x 6cm
The tea
Issy Wood
The tea, 2024
215 x 175 x 5cm
Derivatives (Car god deer)
Issy Wood
Derivatives (Car god deer), 2024
100.5 x 140.5 x 6cm
As much anxiety as possible
Issy Wood
As much anxiety as possible, 2024
182 x 137 x 5cm
The depletion (With flowers)
Issy Wood
The depletion (With flowers), 2025
30 x 42.5 x 4cm
Gallery Representation
Unlock Price & Inquiry Access