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Go Ask Alice
Mixed Media
Size: 6" x 6"
27.00 USD
Description:
Print, Unframed, Signed, Open Edition
Music and literature inspired this great piece which centers around drugs. This is the Artist very surreal, psychedelic rendition of the types of drugs that were prevalent in the 1950′s and 60′s. Jefferson Airplane's hit song "White Rabbit" hinted on the use of hallucinogenics in Lewis Carrol's novel"Alice in Wonderland". Both the song and the book are represented in this piece.
Nelson Algren's infamous book "The Man with the Golden Arm" is represented by the abstract rendition of the graphic from the movie and Jacqueline Susann's 1966 book "Valley of the Dolls" which depicted the use of barbiturates commonly referred to as "Dolls", is symbolizes by the pills at the bottom of the shadow box along with a quote by one of the book's characters, Neely O'Hara that states, I Want a Doll, I Want a Doll.
To tie this piece together the Artist used the polar inversion technique to illustrate how drugs can make you spiral out of control. The best thing about the polar inversions is that the piece looks beautiful with all its details and color until you take a closer look and sometimes see the darkness within.
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