Brain Slug references the 2019 speech to the US Senate by Greta Thunberg. She asked politicians to ‘listen to the science’, a direct response to those in power actively trying to deny the existence of climate change, and humans’ effect on it. This included lawmakers such as Sen. Jim Inhofe, a former Republican politician and one of the most ardent climate science deniers, who this portrait is loosely based on. The character here is shown with, what the artist terms, a ‘Brain Slug:' a parasite from the TV series Futurama which takes over the human host's brain. "Although the work was based around climate science, I think that it speaks more widely to the recent skepticism around experts, their research and ‘facts’ in general." -Liam Clark
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Liam Clark
Liam Ashley Clark was born In Ipswich, Suffolk, 1990 and is currently living and working in Norwich, Norfolk. Clark was selected as a 2019 Bloomberg New Contemporary and included in the Saatchi Art Rising Stars report of the same year. He works largely in painting, drawing and photography, as well as in collage, 3D and more. Clark also produces large scale murals, works as an illustrator and is a prolific zine maker.
His work takes influence from the D.I.Y. cultures and creators of skateboarding, punk, hip-hop and folk scenes and is inspired by a wide spectrum of interests including; politics, society, psychology, current events, youth culture and more. Clark's work is also influenced by other contemporary and historical practices, it commonly contains a combination of image and text, a large use of colour and pattern, and often has an injection of humour.
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Print medium: Printed, using the giclée method, on Canson Aquarelle Rag fine art paper. This genuine 100% rag, 310gsm, watercolour paper possesses a unique structure, surface texture and warm white tone and gives a unique and unrivalled character to the Fine Art reproduction. It complies with the highest archival standards and is extremely age resistant.
Frame: Artwork is printed without a frame.
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