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Rob Hood

Big Bull Market, 2016

Rob Hood
Big Bull Market, 2016

The title of Rob Hood’s work makes explicit his concerns with the consequences of rampant consumerism and the effect it has on our youth and culture. A pile of shattered, bent and broken car windshields creates a thought-provoking and somewhat visceral installation. However, instead of reading as a fear mongering pile of accident evidence, the work becomes a glossy, self-reflecting landscape that raises questions about consumerism, capitalism and masculinity. The multifaceted forms are beautiful and thought-provoking whilst commenting on the disastrous effect the manufacturing world has on the environment. When the lifespan of a car is finally deconstructed, a journey of hope turns into dilemma where no thought is given to disposal. 
The crystalline forms are masculine and angular yet show a fragmented vulnerability. Car windows stacked in dual recognition of their industrial waste and violent beauty become a balance between fragility and an appetite for destruction and risk taking. This work reads like an homage to modernism in the age of rampant consumerism.

Big Bull Market, 2016, Rob Hood

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