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Bazooka Joe Striking Acrylic on Paper Drawing

$1,800

£1,361.82

€1,571.76

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This acrylic painting on paper by the Israeli artist Bazooka Joe is a striking, surreal composition that merges pop culture, symbolism, and psychedelic aesthetics. The scene unfolds against a vivid green background, with figures and objects outlined in stark black, creating a bold contrast. The central figures appear to be a pair of fantastical, almost punk-inspired characters. The one on the left has exaggerated facial features, black star-like face paint reminiscent of KISS band members, and an elaborate black headdress with a polka-dotted bow. Their outfit combines patterns, spikes, and surreal bodily distortions, including tentacle-like appendages emerging from the arms. The figure on the right sports a yellow headpiece, an asymmetrical outfit with geometric designs, and a fragmented face that incorporates text and a mismatched eye. To the left, a grey dog-like creature howls towards an abstract black flame, adding an eerie, almost mystical dimension to the composition. Nearby, a large blue menorah with red flames is stacked atop a pile of geometric shapes, including spirals and squares, hinting at cultural or religious references. The painting is highly detailed, blending pop art, street art, and surrealist influences, while the controlled chaos of patterns, color choices, and exaggerated forms evoke a sense of theatricality. The artist’s signature, “Bazooka Joe,” is visible in the lower left corner, cementing this piece as a part of his unique artistic vision. Bazooka Joe, norn Adi Mendel (55), grew up in Bat Yam, the only son of a real estate and car dealer father and a housewife mother. It was a wealthy family that lacked almost nothing - except what a child really needs. Says and does not specify. "My mother would draw. Not for a living, because she did not have to work, but as a hobby. I, perhaps in response to my mother's attitude, could not stand paintings. I hated colors. I did not touch the brush. At the end it is probably in the DNA. When he became a drug addict, his family members, including his brother from his father's late marriage, turned their backs on him. "I had no one to ask for help from, " he says, "so I started breaking the law, mostly on property offenses, to fund the drugs. I did it reluctantly, with great sorrow. 'Forced crime, ' I call it." The drug addiction and crime brought him to a total of six years behind bars, with all this time a tremendous talent hidden deep within him and not knowing how to break out. "I saw death with my own eyes, " says Bazooka Joe, mentioning, once again, how long the distance is between someone who was so close to ending his life in a tiny cell, alone, and someone who is gaining fame today. His talent stood out from the canvas in the eyes of anyone who witnessed his paintings. He asked his stage name from the character on the gum covers. "Bazooka Joe was a sniper in the United States Army and I was a sniper with a paintbrush, " he explains. "Plus, I connect to the naivety of the bright colors." His works also began to make waves among those interested in the field of art. He left the gallery three years ago, after his works were priced at well over a thousand dollars. Among the buyers of Bazooka Joe's art are businessman, controlling shareholder and CEO Castro Gabi Rotter, publicist Rani Rahav and the Wertheimer industrialist family. They are now joined by another satisfied customer - the prison service. Today, Bazooka Joe focuses on art. Addiction to creation has replaced drug addiction, "but it's a good addiction, " he says. To close a circle with his rough past, the artist painted with the approval of the Tel Aviv Municipality on the walls of the Abu Kabir Prison.

Dimensions:

Height: 11.82 in (30 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)

Style:

Post-Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Acrylic,Paper,Hand-Painted

Place of Origin:

Israel

Period:

2010-

Date of Manufacture:

2020

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

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