DARREN FLOOK
London
Benjamin Edwin Slinger is a northern born visual artist based in London, their practise deals with social, economic and politically driven dystopian themes through material assemblage, drawing, painting and writing.
Abuse of power, masculinity and the semiotics of civil disobedience are examined using visual cues from design history and sci-fi/fantasy universes in order to examine the social relationship of class, violence and perceptions of class within popular culture.
The work examines the failings of parody as a critically rigorous vehicle by replicating it as a gesture alongside popular characters, political cartoons and depictions of state representatives. These symbols are broken down and reformed into pseudo states reflecting their histories and contemporary positions
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Benjamin Slinger,Enchanted, Well Lit, Aspirational Dungeon - Thatcher, 2023
Hand-formed Aluminium, ‘Spitting Image’ Mug, Polymer, Shirt, Pewter Cufflink, Acrylic Paint, Varnish, Flame-shaped LED bulb.
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Benjamin Slinger, Enchanted, Well Lit, Aspirational Dungeon - NY Times Guggenheim, 2023
Hand-formed Aluminium, ‘NY Times’ Mug, Polymer, Shirt, Acrylic Paint, Varnish, Flame-shaped LED bulb.
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Benjamin Slinger, The Dick Cheney Incident/Constitution Modifier For Being Proud, 2023
Bush/Cheney Inauguration T-shirt, Ghillie Suit Headgear, Shirt, Trousers, Shoes, Steel Poleyn, Novelty ‘Monster’ Gloves, Arrow.
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Benjamin Slinger, May the Civilisations I Burn Light the Way/Window Cypher, 2023
Stained Timber, Vinyl, Sign Track, Sign Fixings, Stained Beech, ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Trading Cards, ‘Decision’ Trading Cards, ‘Panini Americana Heroes & Legends’ Trading Cards, ‘Starline Americana’ Trading Cards, ‘Topps Enduring Freedom’ Trading Cards.
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London
Benjamin Edwin Slinger is a northern born visual artist based in London, their practise deals with social, economic and politically driven dystopian themes through material assemblage, drawing, painting and writing.
Abuse of power, masculinity and the semiotics of civil disobedience are examined using visual cues from design history and sci-fi/fantasy universes in order to examine the social relationship of class, violence and perceptions of class within popular culture.
The work examines the failings of parody as a critically rigorous vehicle by replicating it as a gesture alongside popular characters, political cartoons and depictions of state representatives. These symbols are broken down and reformed into pseudo states reflecting their histories and contemporary positions
Benjamin Slinger,Enchanted, Well Lit, Aspirational Dungeon - Thatcher, 2023
Hand-formed Aluminium, ‘Spitting Image’ Mug, Polymer, Shirt, Pewter Cufflink, Acrylic Paint, Varnish, Flame-shaped LED bulb.
Dimensions Variable
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Benjamin Slinger, Enchanted, Well Lit, Aspirational Dungeon - NY Times Guggenheim, 2023
Hand-formed Aluminium, ‘NY Times’ Mug, Polymer, Shirt, Acrylic Paint, Varnish, Flame-shaped LED bulb.
Dimensons Variable
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Benjamin Slinger, The Dick Cheney Incident/Constitution Modifier For Being Proud, 2023
Bush/Cheney Inauguration T-shirt, Ghillie Suit Headgear, Shirt, Trousers, Shoes, Steel Poleyn, Novelty ‘Monster’ Gloves, Arrow.
Dimensions Variable
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Benjamin Slinger, May the Civilisations I Burn Light the Way/Window Cypher, 2023
Stained Timber, Vinyl, Sign Track, Sign Fixings, Stained Beech, ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Trading Cards, ‘Decision’ Trading Cards, ‘Panini Americana Heroes & Legends’ Trading Cards, ‘Starline Americana’ Trading Cards, ‘Topps Enduring Freedom’ Trading Cards.
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