ALEX HAMILTON
LIST LUST 2: 80's GUILTY PLEASURES 2020
In this second installment depicting our metaphorical and collective lust for lists, the somewhat obscure, quintessentially kitsch or fabulously sentimental 1980s songs "jived" my creativity and the result was a diversely mixed-medium exhibition harking back to the heyday of popular culture design.
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A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey, 1985
Cross stitch embroidery on vintage medical illustration.
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Small Town Boy – Bronski Beat, 1984
Hand-cut stencil, spray paint and paper collage
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 5
Rock me Amadeus – Falco, 1985
Hand-cut stencil and spray paint on paper collage
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 4
Madonna’s Eyes – Jennifer Rush, 1984
Hand-cut stencil and spray paint on paper collage
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 5
Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes, 1981
Hand-cut stencil and spray paint on board
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 5
One Night in Bangkok – Murray Head, 1984
Hand-cut stencil and spray paint on paper collage
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 5
When Doves Cry – Prince, 1984
Hand-cut stencil and spray paint on paper
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 5
Mary’s Prayer – Danny Wilson, 1987
Hand-cut stencil and spray paint on coloured paper
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 10
Robert De Niro’s Waiting – Bananarama, 1984
Hand-cut stencil , acrylic and spray paint on paper
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 5
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor, 1982
Hand-cut stencil and spray paint on paper collage
23cm x 26cm (unframed)
Variable Edition of 5