Fans of the Simpsons should recognize this. I grew up on the Simpsons — the golden years. There was a Christmas episode in which Bart sees a commercial for an ultra-violent video game, called bone storm. The ad features two kids, lamenting how bored they are are with some other game, when some Hulk Hogan looking Santa shoots Bonestorm into the console with a bazooka. Then he tells the kids to demand their parents to buy them Bonestorm, or go to Hell! Bart does the same with Homer, who scolds him, for not saying please. It's hilarious.
Anyway, on Christmas eve, I was wrapping my Dad's present, in wrapping paper made from stuff I tore out of Vogue (I didn't have any real paper), when I came across an interview with the contemporary artist, Christopher Wool. It was very interesting, but in the middle was this painting of his, from the late eighties. It read 'SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS,' and was called Apocalypse Now. Something just rang true with me, and it made me think of that Simpsons episode — the struggles of a modest income family, and the longing for the good presents that one's friends always seem to get. Well, I put the two together, writing out the bottom bit, and made my Christmas card to my family.
I haven't posted many cards here, because although they make up a large portion of my work, and showcase my sense of humour, they aren't always brilliantly executed. Cards are where I can experiment; my family cares more about the content of the piece. This one, thankfully, went well. It is about 20cm x 10 cm, and is collage, pen&ink, graphite, and crayon on bristol board.
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