Urban Stags (Mercedes Benz or Nothing)

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By Helen Gørrill
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

100 × 120 × 5 cm

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The painting is created from many layers of neon paint, found imagery (used billboard posters and graffiti) for extra vibrancy, some of which emerge on the canvas frame. The painting is sealed with layers of archival quality artist’s satin varnish for protection to ensure longevity and allow the vibrancy of the work to shine through.

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2016
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This is a large and visually striking painting created from found canvas, imagery and used city centre billboard posters. One of the billboard posters advertises the luxury brand Mercedes Benz, and in particular feature the company slogan ‘the Best or Nothing’. This slogan perfectly encapsulates the outcome of a stag fight, or of animal mortal combat, where stags will often fight until the strongest wins. Such a correlation suggests the blurring and merging of the urban with the natural environment, something I have become particularly interested in as a result of a move from the city to the country and as such the stark contrast in environments has underpinned an exciting and significant direction for my practice. Urban Stags (‘the Best or Nothing’) was inspired by the fact that my studio is now situated adjacent to woods where wild deer roam, and I have witnessed the deer move further north as a result of forest felling and human/urban encroachment in their natural habitat. The painting is created from many layers of neon paint, found imagery and graffiti for extra vibrancy, some of which emerge on the canvas frame. The painting is sealed with layers of archival quality artist’s satin varnish for protection to ensure longevity and allow the vibrancy of the work to shine through.

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