A tyrant called love is coming

Jack O'Brien

A tyrant called love is coming, 2023Sign in to view price
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soft pastel and spray paint on photographic print mounted on aluminium, heat-formed petg plastic, chrome-plated steel, scaffolding band, industrial fan, epoxy puttyGinny on Frederick
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a striking composition of vibrant colors and industrial materials. The central element is a red electric fan, its blades spinning and casting dynamic shadows against the translucent plastic backdrop. The overall scene evokes a sense of movement and energy, amplified by the bold use of contrasting hues. The artist seems to have employed a playful and experimental approach, combining everyday objects in an unexpected way to create a visually captivating piece. This work likely reflects the artist's interest in exploring the intersection of technology, functionality, and artistic expression within the contemporary landscape. ...

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A tyrant called love is coming

Jack O’Brien’s practice bridges connections and examines the relationships between the built environment, materiality, and aesthetics that exist on the fringes. Within his work, he makes use of both industrially produced materials and materials traditionally associated with ‘craft’, alongside objects that hold personal resonance and found objects. His typical materials range from steel, wood, dried flowers, socks, printed paper, horse-hair braid, rubber, concrete, and latex. Influenced by industrial production, fashion, architecture, and image-making, his sculptures are deeply emotive and serve as responses to consumption, capitalism, and the commodification of desire, along with their political and ideological histories. Through physically distorting his materials, such as by elongating, twisting, and folding, O’Brien explores how meaning can be altered and re-programmed. His recent practice has approached the commodification of queerness and queer aesthetics as well as the notions of taboo and fetish associated with the queer community. Through this, he intertwines decorative and ornamental styles with the connections between whiteness, masculinity, and fascism within gay culture. ...

Jack O'Brien: Artworks
Swimmer
Jack O'BrienSwimmer, 2023
102 x 61 x 15cm
Slow Circle
Jack O'BrienSlow Circle, 2023
61 x 47 x 19cm
Navel II
Jack O'BrienNavel II, 2023
53 x 45 x 4cm
Navel III
Jack O'BrienNavel III, 2023
53 x 45 x 4cm
Navel IV
Jack O'BrienNavel IV, 2023
53 x 45 x 4cm
Navel V
Jack O'BrienNavel V, 2023
53 x 45 x 4cm
Navel VI
Jack O'BrienNavel VI, 2023
53 x 45 x 4cm
Navel VII
Jack O'BrienNavel VII, 2023
53 x 45 x 4cm
Navel VIII
Jack O'BrienNavel VIII, 2023
53 x 45 x 4cm
Whiplash I
Jack O'BrienWhiplash I, 2022
80 x 20 x 14cm
Whiplash II
Jack O'BrienWhiplash II, 2022
102 x 21 x 31cm
Adaptation
Jack O'BrienAdaptation, 2022
86.5 x 22 x 88cm
There and Here
Navel I
Jack O'BrienNavel I
53 x 45 x 4cm
Ginny on Frederick
Gallery
Ginny on Frederick
London

Ginny on Frederick is a former shop unit opposite Smithfield Meat Market in Clerkenwell, east London, that’s capable of shapeshifting. ‘Frederick’ refers to founder and curator Freddie Powell’s original space on Frederick Terrace in Hackney, which closed during the first pandemic lockdown in 2020; ‘Ginny’ is his mum’s name. The anachronistic signage above the door of the current space reads ‘Sunset Sandwich Bar II: Hot & Cold Food to Take Away’, exemplifying what makes the gallery so compelling: it’s idiosyncratic, hiding in plain sight. Ginny on Frederick’s focus on young artists offers a sense of promise and something often missing in the capital: support at a local level for artists. ...

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