AARON YOUNG ❘ FOCUS ON THE FOUR DOTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAINTING FOR THIRTY SECONDS, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND TILT YOUR HEAD BACK (FRANTIC FRUIT)

AARON YOUNG

'Focus On The Four Dots In The Middle Of The Painting For Thirty Seconds, Close Your Eyes And Tilt Your Head Back'

2007

Silkscreen on canvas , 147.3 cm diameter

Young's FOCUS ON THE FOUR DOTS FOR 30 SECONDS, CLOSE YOUR EYES, THEN TILT YOUR HEAD BACK (Frantic Fruit), is an abstracted silk-screen print. Drawing from the graphic language of pop and advertising, as well as the cultural value of the print as an art object, Young uses the power of this media to disseminate subliminal messages. The image itself is a pleasing composition - reminiscent of both Warhol's Rorschach paintings and primitive art - however, if the instruction in the title are followed, a portrait will appear of Jesus, Che Guevara, or Charles Manson depending on the viewer's perception.

The Title of the prints from this series are taken from bubble gum flavours, lacing the high of instant gratification with problematics of religious or political ideologies.                                                      via saatchigallery.com