The term 'snowflake' has been used as slang for decades with various definitions, but towards the end of the 2010’s it saw a resurgence in the media. It became a new way to describe people who were overtly sensitive, fragile, and more prone to being offended - particularly, this was used against millennials and Gen Z’s. Clark discusses this in Snowflake Generation to highlight the advantage taken wherein major issues were brushed off through the utilisation of this term. "In the painting, protesters are dismissed as snowflakes in a news story, while holding signs addressing subjects such as austerity, climate change, healthcare, Brexit and more. Despite the importance of these subjects, ["snowflakes"] seem to be given less airtime than meltdowns by pundits such as Piers Morgan, over the introduction of a vegan sausage roll by UK bakery chain Gregg’s." -Liam Clarke
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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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