There I was in Nanjing doing some work in my capacity as international archaeologist adventurer when i happened across an important archaeological artifact that sheds some light on Victorian international relations. It's a small fragment of the original 'Treaty of Nanking' that was presented to the Chinese by the British after the treaty was ratified by Queen Victoria and Doaguang Emperor in 1842. This was, of course, back when the British Empire was really something to behold and British foreign policy was perhaps a trifle more aggressive.
As befits my part-time international adventuring job (sadly it pays better than art) I hastened the fragment out of the country at the first opportunity from under the noses of the curious authorities (therein lies another tale for another time). Nonetheless it is an interesting curio with a certain historical value that should fetch a handsome sum from some museum or other. I believe Queen Victoria had thought it amusing to get the treaty 'set in stone' so they would get the message that little bit more clearly. I have had to censor this for public consumption however. How simply delightful all the same!
Cheers
id-iom
Title: Treaty of Nanking fragment
Media: Stencils and spraypaint on slate
Size: 24 x 50cm approx
Tags: idiom vandalism graffiti stencil paint spray slate nanking treaty treaty of nanking nanjing 1842 queen victoria opium war london england urban art cool uk
Like Su-Bo, Dibo's will soon be everywhere. I was reading the other day that it is predicted that diabetes will affect half of all Americans by the end of the decade. Now that is going to be more than 150 million people and will annually cost around 10% (about $500 billion) of their entire healthcare budget. Now surely with all this over-eating and lack of exercise even their superheroes are eventually going to succumb. With this in mind I've depicted an overweight Superman (he can still just about fly though due to our sun that powers him) taking an overweight lady to the nearest hospital so she can be surgically removed from the telephone box in which she has accidentally been trapped.
This is the new ehanced version of Type 2 Nation featuring some lovely clouds and a dose of glow in the dark paint emanating from the sun. We all know how Superman loves our yellow sun!
Name: Type 2 Nation - U.S version
Media: Stencils and spraypaint (including glow in the dark!) on slate
Size: 24 x 50cm approx
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Like Su-Bo, Dibo's will soon be everywhere. I was reading the other day that it is predicted that diabetes will affect half of all Americans by the end of the decade. Now that is going to be more than 150 million people and will annually cost around 10% (about $500 billion) of their entire healthcare budget. Now surely with all this over-eating and lack of exercise even their superheroes are eventually going to succumb. With this in mind I've depicted an overweight Superman (he can still just about fly though due to our sun that powers him) taking an overweight lady to the nearest hospital so she can be surgically removed from the telephone box in which she has accidentally been trapped.
I was probably using a couple of the better swear words when this came slamming to the floor. By the time i'd let go of the camera (it was on it's strap) it was obviously all over...
Name: Type 2 Nation - U.S version (broken!)
Media: Stencils and spraypaint on slate
Size: broken into 3 very unequal bits...
Tags: idiom graffiti stencil vandalism spray paint superman sun fat telephone box slate sunshine broken smashed
Like Su-Bo, Dibo's will soon be everywhere. I was reading the other day that it is predicted that diabetes will affect half of all Americans by the end of the decade. Now that is going to be more than 150 million people and will annually cost around 10% (about $500 billion) of their entire healthcare budget. Now surely with all this over-eating and lack of exercise even their superheroes are eventually going to succumb. With this in mind I've depicted an overweight Superman (he can still just about fly though due to our sun that powers him) taking an overweight lady to the nearest hospital so she can be surgically removed from the telephone box in which she has accidentally been trapped.
This was the original piece only seconds before it came crashing to the floor. At least i got a photo of it beforehand...
Name: Type 2 Nation - U.S version
Media: Stencils and spraypaint on slate
Size: 31 x 45 cm approx
Tags: idiom graffiti stencil vandalism spray paint superman sun fat telephone box slate sunshine
When i was growing up i think hide and seek used to be my favourite game (other than just generally destroying stuff). After looking it up on wikipedia it would appear that we used to play a variant of the original game and i’m pretty sure we used to call it ‘Buzz Off’ (although i only have my shaky memory to depend on for that!)
I’m determined to bring this game back as i’m convinced it will still be fun to play – especially if you have had a drink or two! I reckon that Health & Safety would probably have something to say about it although i definitely wouldn’t be the one to tell them…
Cheers
id-iom
Title: Ready or not, here i come!
Media: Screenprint, spraypaint and stencils
Size: 46 x 31 cm slate
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Tags: idiom vandalism graffiti stencil slate print screenprint paint spray ready or not jumper sweater london england urban art brixton uk cool hide count man game