ELEGANT IMBALANCE 9 x 12 Giclee Print

Description

ELEGANT IMBALANCE

About the artwork:

This piece was created for the exhibit "A Circus Show & Other Atrocities" at A Bitchin' Space Gallery in Sacramento, CA. The exhibit juxtaposes the dark, painful lives of performing animals with the fun, amusing atmosphere of the carnival. In doing research for my contribution, I found some incredibly disturbing video footage of elephants being stabbed with hooks by their trainers. I had to approach the piece from an angle that I could relate to, so in addition to an elephant, circus tents, whips, and other more literal references, my tortured animal’s pain is masked by a vibrant splash of drag-queen make-up mimicking that of the ominous clownish, drag queen/ringmaster face looming in the background.

About the print:

Print size: 9” x 12”
Paper size: 11” x 14”

Museum-quality fine art Giclee print made using HiFi Inkjet printer with archival, long life, pigment-based ink on premium semi-glossy photo paper. The print is signed, titled, and dated under the image.

It is unframed and unmatted, and will be sent in a plastic sleeve in a rigid mailer. The piece ships USPS First Class.

©2008 Paul Richmond
All copyright and reproduction rights are retained by the artist. Artwork may not be reproduced by any process without the express written permission of the artist.
All rights reserved.

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Added on Sep 13, 2009