Slogans
ice cream cold soda ice cream, 2005, enamel on aluminum, 3 x 18 feet. Installed on Jones Walk, Coney Island as part of Dreamland Artists’ Club, sponsored by Creative Time
ice cream cold soda ice cream, 2005, enamel on aluminum, 3 x 18 feet. Installed on Jones Walk, Coney Island as part of Dreamland Artists’ Club, sponsored by Creative Time
What you crave vs. I’m lovin’ it, 2004, hand-cut paper, 48 x 84 inches
What you crave vs. I’m lovin’ it, 2004, hand-cut paper, 48 x 84 inches
What you crave vs. I’m lovin’ it, 2004, hand-cut paper, 48 x 84 inches
Image is nothing/thirst is everything, 2006, dimes in poplar, 8’ x 1’ x 3/4”
Image is nothing/thirst is everything, 2006, dimes in poplar, 8’ x 1’ x 3/4”
Image is nothing/thirst is everything, 2006, dimes in poplar, 8’ x 1’ x 3/4”These works all take slogans and text as a starting off point.
ICE CREAM COLD SODA ICE CREAM sign is a study in the idea of genericised trademark, where a leading brand’s product name or in this case, color scheme and design, becomes a general signifier of that category of product. Here, the color scheme and border associated with Popsicle draws attention to a booth selling cans of soda and pre-packaged ice cream through vending machines.
WHAT YOU CRAVE is a call and response between the slogans and logos of two competing fast food companies.
THIRST/IMAGE is a a double-sided piece where the two-part slogan for a soda is spelled out in dimes embedded into poplar.