Reservoir Birds 2.1 (G) [gold variant]

BRAD NOVAK

Reservoir Birds 2.1 (G) [gold variant]

$2,400 unframed     

$2,850 framed black or white box frame no mat

$2,950 framed black or white box frame with mat

All prices include GST

In 2009, Brad Novak (aka New Blood Pop) created his first ‘Reservoir Birds’ work. An influential image that has held its place within both the artistic and pop culture Zeitgeist of New Zealand. Inspired by the cult movie ‘Reservoir Dogs’, he grounded the famous scene within Aotearoa by using personified native NZ birds in matching black and white suits.
And so began his personal ‘Hybrid’ theme in which Novak explores ‘identity’ through charismatic animals fusing with human figures. “I believe there’s this flawed human tendency for us to label (and thereby limit) not only ourselves but also others. I’m rejecting this through combining dual careers. The primary question being, how do we honour our authentic inner needs?”

Novak considers himself a true hybrid - geek first, artist second, and (part-time) doctor third. Through uncanny juxtaposition, he wants to convey the complexity of our identities. Do we have to be just one ‘thing’? A Mother, a father, an accountant, a businesswoman? Defined by something that we do?
Through this series, and the extreme rarity of his creative journey, he firmly asserts ‘not I’.

Of note: the movie’s director, Quentin Tarantino, acquired one of Novak’s early Reservoir Birds works for his personal collection.

Please allow up to 2-3 weeks for framing in some cases custom framing can take longer.

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Please note that some of the framed images online are mockups only and serve only as a representation of the actual framed artwork.