With a good glug of irony and a sarcastic nod, DEADPAN gave a kick up the arse to an utter mess of an art world at a point of oversaturisation by questioning strategies used by artists to make new work.  Considering mimicry and the referential alongside the blatency of homage, DEADPAN presented with barefaced cheek a 'pastichised' viewpoint of art with lampooning consequences; providing a glimpse into the dirty world of satire within contemporary art today.


David Sherry / Jamie Shovlin / Jess Flood-Paddock / Jock Mooney / Josephine Flynn / Laura Ford / Laurina Paperina / Miles Thurlow / 

Noel Clueit / Toby Huddlestone

DEADPAN installation view at The Royal Standard, November 2010 


 (Left to Right) Noel Clueit - Untitled (Stella), Photocopied wallpaper and um, Neon / Laurina Paperina -  How To Kill The Artists, Animation / (Background) Jamie Shovlin - The Black Room, Mixed media installation


Toby Huddlestone - Actions in Galleries No. 101: Embracing Franz West's Smears at Tate Liverpool during Liverpool Biennial, 19.09.10, Photographic documentation of action


 

 Miles Thurlow - Figure with Wardrobes, Polyester resin, PU foam, wardrobes