THE GOLD ROOM
Ryan Renshaw Gallery, Brisbane
137 Warry Street, Fortitude Valley, Qld 4006, Australia
www.ryanrenshaw.com.au
29 May - 22 June 2013
THE GOLD ROOM
THE GOLD ROOM makes direct references to popular culture iconography, including design graphics and imagery from the movie The Shining, vinyl record labels and English punk band TenPole Tudor. These references are mixed up and edged with gold to present a new rereading of the original source. THE GOLD ROOM presents the power of the icon and how something might gain cult recognition, whilst still retaining a dual reading. A combination of sculpture and wall works, where gold governs and humour and irony rule.
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SHINER
mirror laminate, plywood, MDF, silicone
200 x 130 x 120 cm
THE RUNNER
gold foil swiss roll print on fur fabric
317 x 291 cm installed
REGGIE
inlaid laminate on MDF
90 x 300 x 5 cm
EDDIE, OLD BOB, DICK AND GARY
hand-carved jelutong wood, gloss enamel
44 x 44 x 12 cm
EMERSON
MDF, 2-pac, steel, enamel
45 x 85 x 60 cm
All works 2013