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The Bruce High Quality Foundation — Self Portrait (Pom Pom)
The Bruce High Quality Foundation

Self Portrait (Pom Pom)

A gelatin silver print is transformed through the layered application of acrylic paint and cigarettes, culminating in a whimsical pom pom form that serves as the collective's irreverent stand-in for a self-portrait. The use of unconventional materials speaks to The Bruce High Quality Foundation's signature approach of blending humor, craft, and conceptual provocation. Housed in a custom wood and Plexiglas box crafted by the artists, the work frames its own absurdity as a precious, deliberate object.

Medium
acrylic, cigarettes on gelatin silver print, in artist's wood and Plexiglas box

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Under the Influence

March 4, 2015

Estimate: $5,000$7,000

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The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Self Portrait (Pom Pom)

A gelatin silver print is transformed through the layered application of acrylic paint and cigarettes, culminating in a whimsical pom pom form that serves as the collective's irreverent stand-in for a self-portrait. The use of unconventional materials speaks to The Bruce High Quality Foundation's signature approach of blending humor, craft, and conceptual provocation. Housed in a custom wood and Plexiglas box crafted by the artists, the work frames its own absurdity as a precious, deliberate object.

Medium
acrylic, cigarettes on gelatin silver print, in artist's wood and Plexiglas box
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Collective Art, American Artists, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Postmodern, Satirical Tone, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Self-Portrait, Found Objects, Photography-based

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