ODE TO THE PRINCELY BIN CHICKEN
$250.00 AUD
Ode to the Princely Bin Chicken
Available Sizes
1. 518mm x 370mm + 35mm white border
2. 847mm x 600mm + 35mm white border
3. Image can be scaled up in size with pricing upon request
Original work was produced with oil paint and resin on FSC plywood (Forest Stewardship Council).
This work has been digitally scanned to produce a highly quality Giclee Print which captures the original artworks detail and vibrant colour.
Limited Edition prints for each size, signed and numbered.
Print supplied unframed.
Please allow 5-10 working days prior to dispatch.
Tasting Notes
This painting is titled after an episode of ‘the Blindboy
podcast’ which is recorded in the Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens. I had
originally thought to call it “drive through fried chicken”.
The band, ‘Happy Monday’s,’ code word for heroin was ‘Kentucky Fried Chicken’.
The lead singer allegedly walked out of a meeting with EMI in 1994, as they
were about to sign a £1.7million contract, telling executives he was “going for
KFC” and would be back soon. He never returned and the deal fell through.
Visually this image is a playful exploration of the chaos in confinement; pink,
blue, green and smoke stains behind vivid white.
The seriousness of a police officer in full riot gear swinging a club, whilst
the only disturbance is the swagger of an ibis, the violence is disarmingly
easy to mistake.
It is a social
commentary of feather weight punk pop symbolism atop phantom weight abstract
expressionism.
In the context of, consumer colonialism, and the reality of society slipping
away from the ideals of ‘the enlightenment’, with popular leaders who deny
climate change and openly hold religious beliefs with the scientific merit of
flat earthers… going for KFC and a giggle seems like a reasonable response to
me.