Tom Friedman

Untitled (dollar print, back)

2011

Full title: 'Unir a todo el pueblo contra la dictadura (Unite All the People against the Dictatorship)' Edition of 25. Work is sold unframed. Another edition of this work was exhi...

Visual poems, the works in Vicuña’s 'PALABRARmas' series are carefully attuned to the power of language. Many of these works incorporate wordplay, and throughout her practice, Vicuña treats words as embodied entities whose forms can be parsed to reveal subliminal meanings across a variety of languages. For the series title, Vicuña has invented the word “palabrarmas,” a fusion of “palabra” (Spanish for “word”) and “armas” (“weapon”). At the same time, “palabrarmas” also suggests an even wider range of meanings, bearing similarities, for instance, to a portmanteau of the the verb “apalabrar” (“to agree on”), and the word “más” (more). Just as Vicuña emphasizes the capacity of words to cause violence and destruction, so she also suggests that they can be potent tools of reconciliation and understanding. In 'Sol y dar y dad' (1974/2016), Vicuña again looks to language as she considers notions of truth and community, and she extracts from “solidaridad” (Spanish for “solidarity”) the word “sol” (“sun”) and the Spanish verb “dar” (“to give”). Another edition of this work was exhibited as part of 'Cecilia Vicuña...

Visual poems, the works in Vicuña’s 'PALABRARmas' series are carefully attuned to the power of language. Many of these works incorporate wordplay, and throughout her practice, Vicuña treats words as embodied entities whose forms can be parsed to reveal subliminal meanings across a variety of languages. For the series title, Vicuña has invented the word “palabrarmas,” a fusion of “palabra” (Spanish for “word”) and “armas” (“weapon”). At the same time, “palabrarmas” also suggests an even wider range of meanings, bearing similarities, for instance, to a portmanteau of the the verb “apalabrar” (“to agree on”), and the word “más” (more). Just as Vicuña emphasizes the capacity of words to cause violence and destruction, so she also suggests that they can be potent tools of reconciliation and understanding. Another edition of this work was exhibited as part of 'Cecilia Vicuña...

Billy Childish (b. 1959, Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom; lives and works in Whitstable, Kent) is known for his introspective, autobiographical, and deeply emotional paintings, writing...

Jason Keeley Echo in Grey Limited Edition Silkscreen Print Printed on somerset velvet paper 300gsm. Edition of 95 Image Size: H 66cm x W 66cm Sheet Size: H 87cm x W 84.7cm x D 0.1cm ...

Eliza Southwood Lines Limited Edition Screen Print Edition of 80 Image Size: H 70cm x W 50cm Signed Sold Unframed Silkscreen Print – A printing technique whereby the artist paints g...

Gavin Dobson Dipping Ricky Limited Edition Screen Print Edition of 50 Sheet Size: H 70cm x W 50cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed (Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of...

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