ca. 2004 (made)
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This sticker by Jon Burgerman shows a surreal cartoon character. The visual language employed is typical of the illustrator’s work.
Stickers like these are a part of the street art phenomenon, usually stuck on walls alongside stencil work and tag graffiti in urban areas. The simplicity and cheapness of the medium makes it attractive for young artists, and stickers crop up not only in graffiti sites but on buses and tube trains. Twenty-first-century psychedelia, demented cartoon characters, recycled film stars and a wild variety of visual references come together in a visual riot.
Stickers like these are a part of the street art phenomenon, usually stuck on walls alongside stencil work and tag graffiti in urban areas. The simplicity and cheapness of the medium makes it attractive for young artists, and stickers crop up not only in graffiti sites but on buses and tube trains. Twenty-first-century psychedelia, demented cartoon characters, recycled film stars and a wild variety of visual references come together in a visual riot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Digitally printed sticker |
| Brief description | Sticker by Jon Burgerman, British, ca. 2004. |
| Physical description | A sticker showing a cartoon character with brown hair, yellow skin, and dressed in blue top and dark pin trousers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | JonBurgerman.com (Running up left side of fugure on sticker) |
| Credit line | jonburgerman.com |
| Object history | Displayed in the Link Corridor in Aug-Oct 2005 in the 'Street Art' display. |
| Summary | This sticker by Jon Burgerman shows a surreal cartoon character. The visual language employed is typical of the illustrator’s work. Stickers like these are a part of the street art phenomenon, usually stuck on walls alongside stencil work and tag graffiti in urban areas. The simplicity and cheapness of the medium makes it attractive for young artists, and stickers crop up not only in graffiti sites but on buses and tube trains. Twenty-first-century psychedelia, demented cartoon characters, recycled film stars and a wild variety of visual references come together in a visual riot. |
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| Accession number | E.322-2005 |
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| Record created | May 26, 2005 |
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