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Rashaad Newsome — Status Symbols #33
Rashaad Newsome

Status Symbols #33

A dynamic collage assembled from fragmented printed imagery, Status Symbols #33 layers consumer culture iconography and luxury signifiers into a dense visual composition. Newsome examines the complex relationships between identity, desire, and material wealth, drawing on the visual languages of advertising, fashion, and popular media. The work is presented in a frame designed by the artist, extending his authorial vision beyond the collaged surface itself.

Medium
collage on paper, in artist's frame

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Under the Influence

March 4, 2015

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Rashaad Newsome, Status Symbols #33

A dynamic collage assembled from fragmented printed imagery, Status Symbols #33 layers consumer culture iconography and luxury signifiers into a dense visual composition. Newsome examines the complex relationships between identity, desire, and material wealth, drawing on the visual languages of advertising, fashion, and popular media. The work is presented in a frame designed by the artist, extending his authorial vision beyond the collaged surface itself.

Medium
collage on paper, in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Cultural Commentary, Symbolic, Bold Colors, Conceptual, Male Artist, American, Text-Based, Mixed Media, Emerging Artist, Collage, African American, American Artist, Pop Art, Black Artist, Status, Works on Paper, Contemporary Art, Symbolic Imagery, Framed Work, Urban Imagery, Figurative, Contemporary, Abstract Composition

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