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KNOW MORE - TAGGED RAW SPRAY CAN
KNOW MORE - TAGGED RAW SPRAY CAN
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Raw spay can (silver)
Laser cut steel Bio-hazard masks, steel extrusion with powder-coat render
H20CM X W6CM
Graffiti has travelled from the fringe of society to arrive as an accepted art form. This body of works is a study of the empty spray can, and a homage to the embodiment of graffiti art. The act of subversively marking territories, or publicly displaying 'slogans of discontent, is synonymous with the humble spray can. Embodying the act of social and anti-social expression, it becomes a tool to subvert narrative, as well as the expression of graffiti art as a valid component of the contemporary art form. Within this series, each spray can is an original. The colourful laser cut designs, that create each individual form, are different. These component graphics become representations of the endless potential of both 'art maker' and tool. No longer containing (or even capable of containing) their liquid contents, they are discarded marking the 'scene of the crime'. Expelled of its colourful mischief - the spent can remains a potent symbol of the act of subversive art.
