Nr. 87998705
Emma Wildfang - Giclée - Triptychon Mickey Mouse - Pop Icons in Soup - Tribute series "Andy Warhol" - 'Mickey Mouse - Triptychon' - 2024
Nr. 87998705
Emma Wildfang - Giclée - Triptychon Mickey Mouse - Pop Icons in Soup - Tribute series "Andy Warhol" - 'Mickey Mouse - Triptychon' - 2024
`Limited Edition 1/5
These are three fine art high-quality giclées numbered and hand signed by Emma Wildfang, the creator of the original drawings. It's the edition 1/5 printed on 300g acid-free paper.
Dimensions: each 42 x 59,4 cm - unframed!
Excellent condition.
With certificate of authenticity.
The artwork series "Pop Icons in Soup" is a fascinating artistic homage to the techniques and themes pioneered by the legendary Andy Warhol, a central figure of the Pop Art movement. In this series, iconic comic characters are presented in a Warholian style and further enriched by the integration of the famous Campbell's Tomato Soup can. This fusion of pop culture and art history creates a work that appeals to both classic comic enthusiasts and connoisseurs of art history alike.
The series captures the essence of Warhol's distinctive style. Just as Warhol once elevated icons like Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley to the status of pop culture deities, here, comic characters such as superheroes or cartoon figures are similarly exalted. The use of screen-print-like techniques, bold, flat colors, and the repeated depiction of the subject in various iterations gives the series a visual power that is unmistakably reminiscent of Warhol's works.
Particularly striking is the way the Campbell's Tomato Soup can is integrated as a central element within the composition. It serves not only as a nostalgic symbol of the consumer age but also as a sort of "altar" for the depicted comic characters. This fusion amplifies the work’s message by further blurring the line between commercial advertising and fine art.
The series invites viewers to reflect on the contemporary significance of pop culture and mass consumption. By placing comic characters in the context of the Campbell's Soup can, the series not only references Warhol's famous work but also raises questions about how the relationship between art and consumption has evolved in modern society.
The artwork series feels both nostalgic and contemporary: nostalgic in its callback to Warhol's iconic works and the universal comic characters, and contemporary in its subtle critique of mass consumption and the way cultural icons have been transformed by commercialization.
Emma Wildfang is a young Pop-Art street artist. Her artworks are scattered in collections all over the world. She manages to create a very special vintage style. After attending the master class, the artist has been self-taught since 2002. Her constant search for new techniques and means of expression made it almost imperative for her to now also deal with spatial structures as a sculptor. Due to the restlessness and instability of her creative process she lives up to the name Wildfang. However, in all of her works, Wildfang does not seek the perfect, symmetrically idealized work, but finds instead finds beauty in the fragmented, in the detail, and in the enigmatic. Her way of working is to find perfection in the imperfect.
The artwork comes directly from the studio of the artist.
Shipping: Carefully packaged and insured.`
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