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Bazooka Joe Untitled Acrylic on Paper

$1,800

£1,361.82

€1,571.76

CA$2,514.10

A$2,795.20

CHF 1,463.12

MX$34,282.18

NOK 18,629.19

SEK 17,588.16

DKK 11,728.96

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This artwork by Bazooka Joe is an acrylic on paper composition that blends elements of surrealism, pop art, and underground comix aesthetics. The piece is filled with intricate, almost psychedelic details, bold outlines, and a vibrant color palette dominated by red, yellow, black, and green. At the center of the composition is a striking female figure with exaggerated facial features, including multiple green eyes framed by blue shadow, a bulbous nose, and black-speckled lips. Her golden-yellow hair is styled into elaborate, spiral-formed buns adorned with red rose-like patterns. She wears a black corset-like top with a high collar and striped yellow-and-black detailing, while her voluminous red skirt features wavy “S”-like symbols. To her side stands a smaller, doll-like humanoid figure dressed in a red and gray outfit with a medieval or circus-like aesthetic. This figure’s face is split into two color blocks—green and beige—echoing a cubist influence. Various symbols, such as stars, lightning bolts, and geometric shapes, decorate its clothing. To the left of the main figure, a hybrid creature appears, merging features of a bull and an insect. This fantastical beast is highly stylized, with pink horns, a mechanical or armored body covered in intricate patterns, and a small, red floral emblem on its forehead. The text surrounding the composition plays a key role in the artwork’s meaning. The phrase “We don’t need no education” in bold, black and blue letters is a direct reference to Pink Floyd’s famous lyric from Another Brick in the Wall, possibly commenting on societal structures, rebellion, or self-expression. The words “PABLICK 3ENDER” suggest a play on public gender, potentially questioning conventional gender norms or stereotypes. The artwork carries a punk, anarchic energy, reminiscent of street art and outsider art movements. The artist’s unique style combines satire, surrealism, and social commentary, creating a visually chaotic yet meticulously crafted piece that challenges perception and provokes thought. Bazooka Joe, born 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: 16.54 in (42 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 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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