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Mixed Media, UltraChrome print on Aluminium
Size: 43.3 W x 28.9 H x 2 D in
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'The European Kingdom™' is a variation on the flag of the European Union in which the circle of stars has been replaced by the silhouette of Mickey Mouse. The original meaning of oneness, solidarity and harmony (in the form of the circle) plus wholeness (in the form of the number twelve) is being replaced in this way by a more ironic meaning of commerciality. Through this simple adjustment of the symbol of this international organization, a critical artwork arises which points to the commercialization in general and the so called Disneyfication in specific of our environment and our identity.
Original Created:2005
Subjects:Political
Mixed Media:UltraChrome print on Aluminium
Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5
Size:43.3 W x 28.9 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Ships From:Netherlands.
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Roberto Voorbij (1974) lives and works in Amsterdam, holds a bachelor degree in Visual Arts and Art History from the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht and has attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he took classes from a.o. Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle during the late 1990s. Voorbij is a multidisciplinary artist, apart from working with ‘ready made’ materials, he works with 3D Software, (digital) collage and video. Besides (national) identity are public space and religion recurring themes in Voorbij's work. The latter interest is motivated by a Catholic upbringing, which contrasts with an ever-increasing secularization in the Netherlands. From this perspective also his 'Artist Portraits' can be interpreted - besides the clear reference to the art world - more spiritually. As a form of animism the question arises whether a work of art itself can become inspired, how the maker resonates and transforms into the creation he or she leaves behind. In addition to a representation by online gallery Saatchi Art, Voorbij is represented by Leontia Gallery in London. In 2020 his work was part of the International Biennial of Asunción, Paraguay. As part of a group show his short ‘Without clear purpose’ screened at Museum of the Moving Image, New York. The next year his short ‘Carte Blanche’ screened at BOMBA Gallery, Moscow. One of his Artist Portraits was part of the traveling group exhibition 'The World of Frida' in the United States until 2022. Further, from 2024-2027 his short ‘Carte Blanche’ will be screened in the elevators of citizenM, Austin, US.
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