Maggot Brain
Print
2012 (Printed and published)
2012 (Printed and published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Screenprint depicting the head of a man in black and white, whose brain is exploding with flourescent green and yellow slime and maggots. His large open mouth and left eye are also contaminated with maggots and his neck is represented by the top of the spinal column only, without flesh. Numbered, titled and initialled by the artist on the back.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Maggot Brain (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint |
| Brief description | Print by Helen Ashton entitled 'Maggot Brain' for ELP Box '12, published by East London Printmakers, 2012. |
| Physical description | Screenprint depicting the head of a man in black and white, whose brain is exploding with flourescent green and yellow slime and maggots. His large open mouth and left eye are also contaminated with maggots and his neck is represented by the top of the spinal column only, without flesh. Numbered, titled and initialled by the artist on the back. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 1/40 |
| Credit line | Given by East London Printmakers |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.682:13-2014 |
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| Record created | October 28, 2014 |
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