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Matthew Brannon, Police Officer Giving Up
 
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TITLE:  Police Officer Giving Up
ARTIST:  Matthew Brannon
WORK DATE:  2006
PERIOD:  21st century
CATEGORY:  Works on Paper (Drawings, Watercolors etc.)
MATERIALS:  Silkscreen on paper
SIZE:  76 x 58.5 cm
REGION:  American
STYLE:  Contemporary
PRICE:  Not for Sale
GALLERY:  Saatchi Gallery  +44 (0)20 7811 3070  Send Email
DESCRIPTION:  Utilising the aesthetics of graphic art, Matthew Brannon’s work explores the gulf between social ideals and personal crisis. Using screen printing as form of analogue reproduction, Brannon’s images carry both the suggestion of mass replication and aura of original artworks. Directly challenging the void between language and actuality, Brannon often combines text and image to illustrate the potential for dysfunction. In Police Officer Giving Up, Brannon juxtaposes a neutral symbol of a houseplant with a statement of desperation. Exuding the inadequate sentiment of greeting cards, Brannon offers decoration as a feeble mask for emotional depletion.

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ONLINE CATALOGUE(S):  Saatchi Gallery Collection
 


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