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SEQUIN POP: Philip Colbert

Past exhibition
17 - 21 September 2014 London
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SEQUIN POP, Philip Colbert

To coincide with London Fashion Week A/W 2014, Gazelli Art House will present the new body of works on canvas by established Pop Art designer Philip Colbert.

Known for his outlandish clothing designs adored by Lady Gaga and Cara Delevingne, Colbert promotes the concept of ‘wearable art’, a synthesis of fashion and art that is explored in his first gallery show. In this bold new series of work, Colbert continues his dialogue with Pop Art, reimagining his approach to image making by subsituting needle and thread for paintbrush, and sequins for paint.

 

Though his technique is anchored in traditional folk art, Colbert’s strong use of colours and abstraction of iconic imagery place his work within a dialogue with contemporary artists. Like his Pop Art predecessors, he employs aspects of mass culture and removes them from their context to create a provocative, satirical language of his own.

 

Colbert conceives the 1950s American kitchen aesthetic as the foundation of ‘Pop’ and layers it with his own playful response to icons and symbols associated with fine art, such as meat imagery, prominent in the work of Soutine and Bacon. In doing so, he creates a dialogue with established ideas and works of the past. He ironically pastiches this imagery, playing on the notion that their repetition and overuse over the years have rendered them symbols of popular culture.

 

Once described by Andre Leon Talley as the “godchild of Andy Warhol”, Colbert’s work thrives on the motto of Pop Art, as established by Richard Hamilton: “Pop Art is: Popular, Young, Witty, Sexy, Gimmicky, Big Business, Brand Conscious, Accessible, Universal.”

 

His sequin ‘paintings’ are created in “the ultimate Pop medium”, Colbert describes. And they “sparkle as Pop should.”

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Works
  • Philip Colbert, Egg on Toast Ketchup, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Egg on Toast Ketchup, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, Boiled Egg, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Boiled Egg, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, Meat with Flies, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Meat with Flies, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, Scene with Leg, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Scene with Leg, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, Meat Scream, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Meat Scream, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, After Mondrian, 2014
    Philip Colbert, After Mondrian, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, Popcorn Pop, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Popcorn Pop, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, Duchamp's Dinner, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Duchamp's Dinner, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, Lobster Sketch, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Lobster Sketch, 2014
  • Philip Colbert, Smoking Scene, 2014
    Philip Colbert, Smoking Scene, 2014
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News
  • PHILIP COLBERT | SEQUIN POP | PRIVATE VIEW | SEPTEMBER 2014

    PHILIP COLBERT | SEQUIN POP | PRIVATE VIEW | SEPTEMBER 2014

    September 17, 2014 Read more

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