Scraping the Surface (New York Taxi Door) (A/P)
Artist
John Kindness
(b. 1951)
Date1994
MediumEtching and aquatint on paper
Dimensions74 x 67.5 cm
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Donated by the Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin, 1998.
© John Kindness.
Object number1933
DescriptionThis is a three colour intaglio print (etching and aquatint) on paper. The copper plate has been cut to the exact shape of a New York city yellow taxi's door. On first look the imagery on the door resembles that of a Grecian urn, but on closer inspection the Grecian hero can be seen wearing a modern tracksuit and runners. He is using a pooper-scooper to clean up after what appears to be his two-headed dog (this may refer to Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guarded the gate to Hades). Beneath the surface modern-day waste can be seen; this may one day be a future archaeological find.On View
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