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'Transit Disasters' is a collection of 10 silkscreen prints on Somerset paper, available as a limited edition of 30. (Editions 1-15 available only as portfolio's. Editions 16-30 available individually)
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This portfolio of images also reminds us of Grand Theft Auto; the violent but pioneering computer game of British design. GTA pays homage to an American Dream gone very wrong - cars once seen as a symbol of freedom and democracy digitally transformed into the destructive rebel’s weapon of choice.
The phenomenon of consumer culture gone mad is a theme playfully referenced in Turk’s oeuvre, from the signature painted bronze bin bag sculptures and cardboard boxes to these repeated images of a Transit van, deconstructed and crushed.From crash to burn out, the demise of a once proud working class is encapsulated in the violent death of an anachronistic world played out in this 'White Van Man' series - a plaintive statement and memorial for a transforming Britain no longer confident of its own identity, delivered within the aesthetic of American Pop. It perhaps asks the question, "is the loss of our green and pleasant land an accidental act of self-harm?"
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Gavin Turk
Diamond Transit Disaster, 2018 Silkscreen and diamond dust on 410gsm Somerset Tub sized satin. Editions 1-15 available only as portfolio's. Editions 16-30 available individually
76.5 x 102 cm
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