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Rocky DobeyMedusa, etched copper, paint, cut diamonds, ink, aluminum frame2023
2023
$9,000
£6,802.21
€7,796.52
CA$12,554.84
A$13,690.85
CHF 7,238.95
MX$164,688.17
NOK 91,863.43
SEK 84,191.98
DKK 58,235.15
About the Item
MEDUSA by Rocky Dobey is a hand-inscribed copper sheet with cut diamonds, blue machinist ink and fired porcelain paint. It measures 36 x 48", and framed in aluminum it measures 37 x 49”. It features some of the artist’s notable motifs – a monstrous brick wall with crenelated and flaming towers, inlaid with sparkles of diamond and glass, sword-like flames. New for the artist are the twisting, turning bodies of which there are at least eight. The deep blue background of machinist ink coating the copper provides a momentous, mythological night sky.
For over 40 years, outsider artist Rocky Dobey has been producing intaglio prints, etched metal plaques, engraved copper sheets and site-specific public sculptures. Working anonymously for the first two decades, his work has drawn attention to social and political issues like prison and justice reform, neighborhood gentrification, globalization, indigenous sovereignty, drug rehabilitation and homelessness.
With striking imagery of demonic towers toppled in flames, horrific machines and cryptic symbols of oppression, Rocky's work soon became a recognized and sought-after stamp of organized resistance. Several of his prints are held in collections, particularly the “Carnival Against Capitalism” poster he produced for the 2001 Quebec City protests against the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Rocky’s poster was one of 50 worldwide included in the educational box set "Like The Waters, We Rise", produced in Brooklyn, NY.
- Creator:Rocky Dobey (Canadian, Ukrainian)
- Creation Year:2023
- Dimensions:Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1345211872972
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