So many women were glamor-struck by them, but also intimidated by the idea that “Geez, I'll never be a supermodel!” So, my version of a supermodel is probably one of the most insane, horrific personalities. But, nonetheless, it puts a big smile on your face.
George Condo
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George Condo balances the beautiful and the grotesque.
With long legs, sleek blonde hair and an archetypal pose, the subject of Fashion Model has the glamorous makings of a super star. Her picture-perfect image, however, is distorted by George’s ‘psychological cubism’ – an attempt to represent multiple mental states in a single portrait. To externalise the horror within, George portrays her head morphing into a nose lined with sets of teeth. In turn, the figure satirises the way pervasive beauty standards warp our perception of reality.
Fashion Model is the final instalment in a quartet of print editions launched in support of Dia Art Foundation. George’s painting has been meticulously translated into a 27 colour silkscreen in close collaboration with artisan printmakers at Make-Ready in London.
George Condo4 collaborationsGeorge Condo is an influential American painter who, for over 50 years, has shattered ideas of ‘high’ and ‘low’ art. He’s known for his unique form of pastiche, which brings together references from pop culture and art history. Nothing is off-limits. All subjects and styles are in the mix. In the 1970s, Condo began to develop his approach while studying music and art in Massachusetts. He didn’t want to be part of any particular style or movement. Instead, he mixed together elements of Cubism, Surrealism and Pop Art with graphics and imagery from day-to-day life. In the 1980s, Condo moved to New York City and worked at Andy Warhol’s notorious Factory. He hated it – “but working there made me feel like I was in touch with the art gods somehow.” It was there that Condo decided he wanted to make art that was truly radical. And Artificial Realism was born.
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