Artwork Collection

GradEx: will all this leave a stain?

This three-part series uses acrylic paint, collage and mixed-media to explore the grotesque and seductive culture of consumerism

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look to your right
look to your right

Painting

look to your right

The piece “look to your right” is intended to act as a framework which will allow viewers to begin imagining a better world. I used the Communist and Surrealist Manifestos as inspirations to build my own manifesto, one which will encourage viewers... More

will all this leave a stain?
will all this leave a stain?

Painting

will all this leave a stain?

The titular piece of this series, “will all this leave a stain?” uses Richard Hamilton’s 1956 work “Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?” as a reference point to explore consumer culture in our current moment: 25... More

what did you notice?
what did you notice?

Painting

what did you notice?

The final image of the series “what did you notice?” highlights the extractive practices required of capitalism and, in turn, consumerism. The ecological cost of our consumerist fetishes is severely damaging the Earth. The many, many moving parts... More

will all this leave a stain? series
will all this leave a stain? series

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will all this leave a stain? series

Installation images. This three-part series uses acrylic paint, collage and mixed-media to explore themes of: consumerism, globalization, surveillance, the domestic/the home, labour, pop-culture/mass-media, and capitalism. "will all this... More

Work by

Cindy Soler

Painting, collage, mixed media

““will all this leave a stain?” is a three-part mixed-media series that explores the grotesque and seductive culture of consumerism. ...” [More]