The Story
Size:21 x 16 in.
The Classics II is a 17" x 12" mixed media work that showcases The Connor Brothersâ signature blend of pulp-fiction nostalgia, sharp humour and cultural commentary. A vertical stack of fictional paperback spines takes centre stage, each title rendered with the worn edges and weathered typography of mid-century publishing design. Yet the words themselves are unmistakably modern, laced with irony, rebellion and melancholy. Statements such as âBe Yourself Everyone Else Is Takenâ, âI Tried To Drown My Sorrows But The Bastards Learned How To Swimâ and âI Drink Therefore I Canâ turn the bookshelf into a psychological self-portrait, capturing the contradictions, anxieties and bravado of contemporary life.
Coffee stains, pencil sketches and the handwritten words âWRONGâ and âRIGHTâ frame the pile like improvised marginal notes, implying an ongoing conversation about judgement, identity and what we choose to believe. The familiar format of the book becomes a vessel for satire, confession and quiet despair, reminding us how stories â even false ones â shape our perception of truth.
The Connor Brothers, the artistic partnership of Mike Snelle and James Golding, have built an international reputation by blurring fiction and reality, first through their invented backstory and now through their work. Their art invites viewers to question certainty, to laugh at cultural absurdity, and to recognise that meaning often lies between the lines.
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Description
Size:21 x 16 in.
The Classics II is a 17" x 12" mixed media work that showcases The Connor Brothersâ signature blend of pulp-fiction nostalgia, sharp humour and cultural commentary. A vertical stack of fictional paperback spines takes centre stage, each title rendered with the worn edges and weathered typography of mid-century publishing design. Yet the words themselves are unmistakably modern, laced with irony, rebellion and melancholy. Statements such as âBe Yourself Everyone Else Is Takenâ, âI Tried To Drown My Sorrows But The Bastards Learned How To Swimâ and âI Drink Therefore I Canâ turn the bookshelf into a psychological self-portrait, capturing the contradictions, anxieties and bravado of contemporary life.
Coffee stains, pencil sketches and the handwritten words âWRONGâ and âRIGHTâ frame the pile like improvised marginal notes, implying an ongoing conversation about judgement, identity and what we choose to believe. The familiar format of the book becomes a vessel for satire, confession and quiet despair, reminding us how stories â even false ones â shape our perception of truth.
The Connor Brothers, the artistic partnership of Mike Snelle and James Golding, have built an international reputation by blurring fiction and reality, first through their invented backstory and now through their work. Their art invites viewers to question certainty, to laugh at cultural absurdity, and to recognise that meaning often lies between the lines.
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