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The Bruce High Quality Foundation — Self Portrait (The Origin of Consciousness)
The Bruce High Quality Foundation

Self Portrait (The Origin of Consciousness)

A collaged assemblage of magazine clippings, a dollar bill, and polyurethane foam is contained within a hand-painted wooden frame, merging consumer culture with questions of identity and awareness. The Bruce High Quality Foundation uses found and everyday materials to probe the construction of selfhood, suggesting that consciousness itself is shaped by commerce, media, and mass-produced imagery. The result is a layered, irreverent self-portrait that challenges the boundaries between the personal and the collective.

Medium
magazine clipping, dollar bill, polyurethane foam, various media, in artist's painted wood frame

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Under the Influence

September 19, 2013

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The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Self Portrait (The Origin of Consciousness)

A collaged assemblage of magazine clippings, a dollar bill, and polyurethane foam is contained within a hand-painted wooden frame, merging consumer culture with questions of identity and awareness. The Bruce High Quality Foundation uses found and everyday materials to probe the construction of selfhood, suggesting that consciousness itself is shaped by commerce, media, and mass-produced imagery. The result is a layered, irreverent self-portrait that challenges the boundaries between the personal and the collective.

Medium
magazine clipping, dollar bill, polyurethane foam, various media, in artist's painted wood frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Collective Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Collage, Satirical Tone, Contemporary Art, American Art, Self-Portrait, Framed Work, Found Objects

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