{"product_id":"raw-pink","title":"Raw, Pink","description":"\u003cp\u003eSEAN CRAWFORD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaw1 (pink), \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elaser-cut mild steel with a powder-coated finish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e65 x 65 x 200 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$2,250 inc gst \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraffiti has traveled from the fringe of society to arrive as an accepted art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eform. The act of subversively marking territory, or publicly displaying ‘slogans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eof discontent’, is synonymous with the humble spray can. In 2015, the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003einfamous New Zealand tagger\/graffiti artist ‘Raw’ (Raw One) was prosecuted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eat the Masterton Courts. He was charged with spraying graffiti on local\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ebusinesses and private properties during a three-month tagging spree.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA juxtaposition of the postmodern world is that the act of social dissent and\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘attacking the facade’ can become the property of the established order. As\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003esuch, the graffiti artist (e.g., Banksy) is born - and embraced by popular\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eculture. In this accepted style of art, ‘raging against the machine’ can become\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ea commodity for sale.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis was the starting point for these recent works, where I have used the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003egraffiti tag ‘RAW’ in an expression of popular art (Pop Art). Referencing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWarhol’s iconic Pop Art imagery blends the act of defiance (the tagging) with\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ea societal warning (the speed hump sign).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmbodying the act of social and anti-social expression, the spray can now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ebecomes a tool to subvert narrative. However, it also represents the\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eexpression of graffiti art, which is a valid component of the contemporary art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eform. No longer containing (or even capable of containing) their liquid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003econtents, they are discarded, marking the ‘scene of the crime’. Expelled of its\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003emischief – the spent can remains a potent symbol of the act of subversive art,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eas does the urban canvas.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sean Crawford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54407102726428,"sku":null,"price":2250.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/3927\/0972\/files\/Raw_sign.jpg?v=1785973096","url":"https:\/\/boyddunlop.com\/products\/raw-pink","provider":"Boyd-Dunlop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}