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Dan Colen โ€” Untitled drawing (Your Brain on Drugs)
Dan Colen

Untitled drawing (Your Brain on Drugs)

2012

This humorous marker drawing presents a simple visual pun on the famous 'This is Your Brain on Drugs' anti-drug campaign. A large speech bubble emerges from a smaller cloud shape labeled 'FART,' subverting the original public health message with crude comedy. The work exemplifies contemporary art's playful approach to appropriating and deconstructing iconic cultural references. Executed in minimalist black line work, the piece relies on its conceptual wit rather than technical complexity.

Medium
Marker on paper
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Lot 336 in EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary on Artsy (May 19, 2026). Signed.

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary

May 19, 2026

Lot 336

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Dan Colen, Untitled drawing (Your Brain on Drugs), 2012

This humorous marker drawing presents a simple visual pun on the famous 'This is Your Brain on Drugs' anti-drug campaign. A large speech bubble emerges from a smaller cloud shape labeled 'FART,' subverting the original public health message with crude comedy. The work exemplifies contemporary art's playful approach to appropriating and deconstructing iconic cultural references. Executed in minimalist black line work, the piece relies on its conceptual wit rather than technical complexity.

Medium
Marker on paper
Dimensions
27.9 x 20.3 cm
Year
2012
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
EHC Fine Art Auction, Unknown

Related themes

Simple Aesthetics, Postmodern Practice, Minimalist Line Work, Irreverent Humor, Pop Culture Commentary, Institutional Critique, Youth Culture, Marker On Paper, Conceptual Art, American Contemporary, Figurative Drawing, Appropriation Art, Visual Pun, Humor And Satire, Subversive Art, Text Based Art, Cultural Critique, Clever Wordplay, Contemporary Drawing, Public Service Announcement

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