Vandalize THIS
“Vandalize this”
2021
Graphic collage on artboard
70 × 100 cm
Vandalized art, ‘After you’ and ‘behind every man...’ were also triggers to make this work.
Vandalized art, like the attack of Rokeby Venus using a meat cleaver, as a form of protest against the arrest of the suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst. And protesters who douse statues in red paint to decry. The defacement results are often heartbreaking.
After you; a polite formula used to suggest that someone goes in front of or takes a turn before oneself.
What is the use of after you? Used to say politely that someone can go ahead of you or do something before you: “Can I pour you some coffee?” “Oh no, after you.”
Behind every great/successful man there stands a (strong) woman... Said to emphasize that men’s success often depends on the work and support of their wives.
By the way; the original Mark Twain Quote is: “Behind every successful man, there is a woman and behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.”