Boys Birthday Gift 5 Mixed Media By Meredith Cutler

Year:

Medium:

Mixed Media

Size - (USA):

12 W x 12 H x 1 D (inches)

Size - (metric):

30.5 W x 30.5 H x 2.5 D (centimeters)

Theme:

Culture

Edition:

Original

Artwork ID:

254860

PDF Copy:

Artwork Info Sheet (PDF)

Artwork Description:

Collaged images of children and iconic props are appropriated from retro-Americana (1970's) themed gift-wrap found at an urban garage sale. By removing these banal characters from candy-colored, gender, and event-specific formats - and reinterpreting them in an imaginary critical space; underlying tensions are revealed. Under the microscope: the disturbing elements of childhood, the commerce of gift-giving and consumer culture are magnified. Each deconstructed gift-wrap collage is then re-wrapped in needlepoint canvas, lace or vinyl, simultaneously hiding and revealing its new connotations.

Artwork Keywords:   Original Mixed Media

Materials:   Mixed Media