Matthew Darbyshire - Contemporary Artists

Untitled: Shelves No.5 (and 3 details)

Untitled: Shelves No.5 (and 3 details) The Saatchi Gallery
 

Matthew Darbyshire

Untitled: Shelves No.5 (and 3 details)

2008
Various glass and plastic components

110 x 140 x 30 cm

Matthew Darbyshire provocatively repackages the homogenisation of contemporary design: the moulded retro-future furnishings and CMYK colour schemes that dominate both public and private space. Democratised from minimalist couture chic to high-street decor to budget home-ware chintz, Darbyshire’s assembled objects try to define just what it is that makes candy-coloured plastic so modern, so appealing. Replicating a domestic display, Untitled: Shelves No. 5 presents a collection of purchased goods: a Verner Panton miniature and a bong, religious icons and cocktail glasses, all fabricated in the same style, the numbing yet infinitely seductive hallmark of lifestyle aspiration.
 
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