The Executioner
Print
ca. 2004 (made)
ca. 2004 (made)
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This screenprint, by the London-based design group Insect, is an example of contemporary graphic art, bordering on the surreal. It has echoes of the gothic, with touches of psychedelia. The dream-like visual language is typical of Insect, who also work in illustration, branding and advertising.
Object details
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| Title | The Executioner (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | 'The Executioner', screenprint by Insect, British, ca. 2004. |
| Physical description | A print showing a male character as a silhouette dressed in black, with hat, jacket, trousers and belt. The background is of green and pink imagery, with some black silhouettes of horses, a woman in Victorian dress and the outline of another figure. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | PICTURES ON WALLS DOT COM 174/750 (Bottom right, stamped embossed circle, 174/750 in pencil within circle) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Object history | Displayed in the Link Corridor in Aug-Oct 2005 in the 'Street Art' display. |
| Summary | This screenprint, by the London-based design group Insect, is an example of contemporary graphic art, bordering on the surreal. It has echoes of the gothic, with touches of psychedelia. The dream-like visual language is typical of Insect, who also work in illustration, branding and advertising. |
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| Accession number | E.383-2005 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2005 |
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