Peace Boy
Artist
Selcuk Mark Onat
MediumCibachrome prnt
Dimensions19 x 24 x 2 in. (48.3 x 61 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
Mark Onat indicates that his photographic series satirizes photography's role as mass marketer, creating works that hijack the great American sales pitch and turn it back in on itself.
The work suggests a glimpse of mankind's robust control of the environment. A responding conclusion might anticipate a better life through progress, however one is left with questions about what remains for future generations. - from Seattle Collects Seattle, Beth Sellars, Independent Curator, 1997
The work suggests a glimpse of mankind's robust control of the environment. A responding conclusion might anticipate a better life through progress, however one is left with questions about what remains for future generations. - from Seattle Collects Seattle, Beth Sellars, Independent Curator, 1997
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