The Boxers

£460.00

Screen Print
Media size: 68.6 x 101.6 cm
Print size: 84.1 x 59.4 cm
South Bank Smooth 270gsm
Limited Edition prints, available in three colour variations.

The Boxers transforms an innocent image of post-war sporting endeavour into a Pop Art commentary on the commodification of human conflict, the desensitising power of mass media and the Orwellian manipulation of truth.

The Boxers reimagines an archival 1948 photograph of two young pugilists through the bold visual language of Pop Art. Using vibrant colour and mechanical repetition, the work explores the commodification of human conflict, media desensitisation and the Orwellian manipulation of truth in contemporary society.

Historical source: Health & Strength, 1948. Archival imagery originally published in connection with an article on boxing for health, fitness and wellbeing, promoted by the Athletic and Social Clubs of the G.E.C., Wembley, in cooperation with the Central Council of Physical Recreation.

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Screen Print
Media size: 68.6 x 101.6 cm
Print size: 84.1 x 59.4 cm
South Bank Smooth 270gsm
Limited Edition prints, available in three colour variations.

The Boxers transforms an innocent image of post-war sporting endeavour into a Pop Art commentary on the commodification of human conflict, the desensitising power of mass media and the Orwellian manipulation of truth.

The Boxers reimagines an archival 1948 photograph of two young pugilists through the bold visual language of Pop Art. Using vibrant colour and mechanical repetition, the work explores the commodification of human conflict, media desensitisation and the Orwellian manipulation of truth in contemporary society.

Historical source: Health & Strength, 1948. Archival imagery originally published in connection with an article on boxing for health, fitness and wellbeing, promoted by the Athletic and Social Clubs of the G.E.C., Wembley, in cooperation with the Central Council of Physical Recreation.

Sold unframed.

Shipped in a Tube.

This item will arrive rolled in a dent-resistant cardboard tube. Rolled works can be easily framed by a local framer on arrival. Upon delivery, we recommend you send the work directly to your framer to unroll the artwork before framing.

NB. All prints are hand made and may contain blemishes and marks that occurred during the printing process.