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Mike Kelley — Master Dik, from Pansy Metal/Clovered Hoof
Mike Kelley

Master Dik, from Pansy Metal/Clovered Hoof

A boldly graphic screenprint on silk, Mike Kelley's *Master Dik* from the *Pansy Metal/Clovered Hoof* series channels the raw, irreverent energy of underground comics and heavy metal aesthetics. Kelley employs provocative imagery and text to subvert notions of masculinity, power, and popular culture, characteristic of his boundary-pushing practice. The luxurious quality of the silk ground creates a deliberate tension with the work's crude, confrontational visual language.

Medium
Screenprint, on silk.

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October 17, 2017

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Mike Kelley, Master Dik, from Pansy Metal/Clovered Hoof

A boldly graphic screenprint on silk, Mike Kelley's *Master Dik* from the *Pansy Metal/Clovered Hoof* series channels the raw, irreverent energy of underground comics and heavy metal aesthetics. Kelley employs provocative imagery and text to subvert notions of masculinity, power, and popular culture, characteristic of his boundary-pushing practice. The luxurious quality of the silk ground creates a deliberate tension with the work's crude, confrontational visual language.

Medium
Screenprint, on silk.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Irreverent Humor, Figurative Print, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Underground Culture, Provocative Imagery, Conceptual Art, Postmodern, Punk Aesthetic, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Screenprint, Silk Medium, Pop Art, Subversive Art, Late 20th Century, Text-Based Art, Figurative, Dark Humor

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