ALEX HAMILTON
LIST LUST 2: 80's GUILTY PLEASURES 2020
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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