I started this series in 1999. At the time I was trying to get back to the fundamentals of painting and also to illustrate how the motifs are recycled like religious imagery, agit prop,academism . We are bombarded by so many images these days that it is really difficult to get peoples attention,so Lire la suite
This is an apple ,obviously. But in Paris can it challenge the power of commodity fetishism. Another example of parisianism or maybe consumerism . Most people can tell you how many billions this company makes ,but not the price of a kilo of apples !
The ultimate consumer object. You can worship it , call your friends , or eat it .
Publicity from early dating site on Louis Vuitton bag with image. Symbol of personal frustration with cultural milieu. Not getting my own way
Copy of image of Antonio Segui . Added comment a few years later during Nicolas sarkozy and Segolene Royal presidential campaign. I think it works
German made pistol. I got a toy replica for Xmas once , something I really wanted , I was 10