Your Life

This striking mixed-media piece centres on a powerful typographic command: “Your life is someone else’s dream. Be grateful.” — set in bold, black letterpress type that dominates the composition with solemn authority. The starkness of the text contrasts sharply with its vibrant surroundings: a sprawling, chaotic collage of 1950s Americana. Cutouts of pin-up girls, chrome-trimmed cars, space travel, and smiling nuclear families form a nostalgic halo around the statement, creating a layered, ironic dialogue between idealised past and present introspection. The work juxtaposes the glossy optimism of postwar consumer culture with a confrontational reminder of privilege and perspective. Through this collision of media and message, the piece invites reflection on the dissonance between personal dissatisfaction and historical prosperity, urging a reconsideration of what it means to have enough.

Picture size: 50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 in)* (large)#

Frame size: 63 x 53 cm (25 x 21 in)*

Supplied ready to hang with a black inner mount, white mount, black wooden frame and glass.***

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