Jules de Balincourt
United We Stood
2005, Oil and Acrylic on Panel
41 x 51cm |
Mimicking
the graphic design of 1940s newsreel credits, Jules de Balincourt’s
United WeStood provocatively harks back
to a time when US patriotism was untroubled and convincing.
Painted in vibrant colours, de Balincourt renders this logo
strange: transplanting history to a contemporary context,
its significance is lost amidst graffiti and disco era reference.
Made with spray paint stencils and tape-ruled brushwork on
wood panel, de Balincourt’s authoritarianism suggests
a lurid sub-plot of make-do survivalism. |