| Bar Code Drug Paintings |
This series of bar code paintings is about how we perceive illegal drugs. The bar code symbolizes a respectable business, with high volume, and efficient customer service. This binary labeling changes the way we view these controversial commodities. The simple black and white bars somehow legitimizes this underground market. I make each painting using acrylic paint on unstretched canvas with metal eyelets in each corner for hanging. I use a library of bar code stencils, which allows me to produce paintings more efficiently, more like a machine.
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Marijuana Bar Code
71.75 x 36 in
(182.25 x 91.44 cm) |
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LSD Bar Code
38.75 x 36 in
(98.43 x 91.44 cm) |
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DMT Bar Code
38.75 x 36 in
(98.43 x 91.44 cm) |
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GHB Bar Code
38.75 x 36 in
(98.43 x 91.44 cm) |
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MDMA Bar Code
44.25 x 36 in
(112.4 x 91.44 cm) |
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Peyote Bar Code
55.25 x 36 in
(140.34 x 91.44 cm) |
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Heroin Bar Code
55.25 x 36 in
(140.34 x 91.44 cm) |
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Nitrous Bar Code
60.75 x 36 in
(154.31 x 91.44 cm) |
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Opiates Bar Code
60.75 x 36 in
(154.31 x 91.44 cm) |
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Ecstasy Bar Code
60.75 x 36 in
(154.31 x 91.44 cm) |
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Cocaine Bar Code
60.75 x 36 in
(154.31 x 91.44 cm) |
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Ketamine Bar Code
66 x 36 in
(167.64 x 91.44 cm) |
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Mushrooms Bar Code
71.75 x 36 in
(182.25 x 91.44 cm) |
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Mescaline Bar Code
71.75 x 36 in
(182.25 x 91.44 cm) |
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Crystal Meth Bar Code
88.25 x 36 in
(224.16 x 91.44 cm) |
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Methamphetamine Bar Code
104.75 x 36 in
(266.07 x 91.44 cm) |
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