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Nathan Mabry — Mud Flap (Whatever)
Nathan Mabry

Mud Flap (Whatever)

Nathan Mabry's *Mud Flap (Whatever)* reinterprets the iconic silhouette of the reclining female figure commonly found on truck mud flaps, elevating a piece of vernacular American culture into the realm of fine art sculpture. The work plays with notions of desire, objectification, and kitsch, inviting viewers to reconsider the imagery they might otherwise overlook in everyday life. Mabry's piece sits at the intersection of pop sensibility and conceptual critique, using familiar visual language to provoke questions about gender and the male gaze.

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April 13, 2016

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Nathan Mabry, Mud Flap (Whatever)

Nathan Mabry's *Mud Flap (Whatever)* reinterprets the iconic silhouette of the reclining female figure commonly found on truck mud flaps, elevating a piece of vernacular American culture into the realm of fine art sculpture. The work plays with notions of desire, objectification, and kitsch, inviting viewers to reconsider the imagery they might otherwise overlook in everyday life. Mabry's piece sits at the intersection of pop sensibility and conceptual critique, using familiar visual language to provoke questions about gender and the male gaze.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Assemblage, Bold, Cultural Commentary, American, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Provocative, Figurative, Contemporary

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