LINK quote [The Bubblegum Society is a collection of reality television stars such as Joe Millionaire, Paris Hilton and William Hung. Each stars likeness has been “chewed up and spit out” in ordinary bubble gum on canvas. Harben uses chewing gum as a medium in an attempt to draw attention to the sugar-coated disposability of television's 15-minute famers. He presents their well-chewed images in tribute to their inevitable decline. Harben sees these decomposing portraits as an allusion to the way that society half-digests those relegated to fast fame, before moving onto the next empty-calorie, low-substance entertainment snack].
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Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Ben Harben's Bubblegum Society
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This is very clever, actually, and I love the strong fauvist colors. Rather impermanent I suspect, however, which is a pity considering the artist's talent.
ReplyDeleteUm.. also, there's something a little creepy about it...can't put my finger on it, but something. Of course, I did weather guy suicides so what do I know.