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Astroboy Relief
Wooden Assemblage/hand painted.
Approx 210mm (Circumference) x 30mm (Depth).
Satin finish.
Signed edition of 1
$200
Bauhaus Power Droid – False Idol
Wooden Assemblage/hand painted.
Approx 270mm (h) x 90mm (w) x 96mm (d).
Flocked felt footing. Satin finish.
Signed edition of 1
$350
Bauhaus Power Droid – False Idol
Wooden Assemblage/hand painted.
Approx 270mm (h) x 90mm (w) x 96mm (d).
Flocked felt footing. Satin finish.
Signed edition of 1
$350
Bauhaus Power Droid – False Idol
Wooden Assemblage/hand painted.
Approx 270mm (h) x 90mm (w) x 96mm (d).
Flocked felt footing. Satin finish.
Signed edition of 1
$350

ADi’s ‘False Idols’ takes from anthropologic idol adoration of the past and fuses this Old World reverence with our modern iconic pop figures, elevating the importance of our relationship with these childhood entities and treating them as exalted New World deities. These ‘False Idols’ offer no forgiveness, promises of a better future or life-changing truths. They do, however, hold dreamlike memories of each individual’s most intimate and personal secrets in the form of private childhood memories. We were surrounded by these icons and they grew with us and guided us as we defined ourselves, ultimately forming part of what an individual is today. In my religiously empty world these became my gods, something I adored and was truly inspired by.

Every idol is a handmade and hand-painted wooden assemblage. It’s an authentic and deliberate act, creating the union of maker and idol, ensuring the utmost embodiment of the deities’ power as per the ancient practice and construction of idols of worship with the overall design aesthetic informed by modern Memphis object design, Bauhaus and brutalist architecture.  IG @adibrierleyart

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