‘Pop the hood' Art Print by Vertigo Artography.
A bonnet. Open. A mechanic leaning in, as mechanics do, with the particular focused attention of someone who is about to diagnose something. Inside the engine bay, where the carburetor should be, where the oil filter should be, where the entire mechanical infrastructure of a 1960s classic car should absolutely be, popcorn.
Just popcorn. An enormous, impossible, perfectly rendered pile of popcorn. Warm. Freshly popped. Completely at home.
The mechanic has not reacted. This is either because he has only just lifted the hood, or because he has seen this before and has simply accepted it. Both interpretations are correct. Both are funnier than the other.
Pop the Hood is a surreal retro collage art print built from the deadpan logic of the very best absurdist humour, the kind that presents the impossible with complete photographic sincerity and leaves the viewer to do the work. The black and white vintage photography gives it the weight of genuine 1960s. The popcorn gives it everything else. Together they create something that is simultaneously a piece of retro Americana, a piece of surreal food art, a piece of kitsch car decor and a piece of genuinely, quietly, brilliantly funny wall art.
It belongs in man caves and movie rooms and home theatres and garages. In kitchens that don't take themselves too seriously. In home offices that need a conversation starter above the desk. In any space belonging to someone who loves classic cars, loves popcorn, loves cinema, loves retro humour or simply understands that the best art makes you look at it and think: wait, then look again.
The perfect gift for car enthusiasts, mechanics, movie buffs, popcorn lovers and anyone who has ever opened a bonnet and found exactly what they expected. Or didn't.
Specifications
• All art prints are gallery quality Giclée printed.
• Printed on 200gsm archival matt paper using the finest archival inks.
• Print has a white border around the image.
• Print is titled at the base of the image with signature.
• Sizes specified are inclusive of the overall paper dimensions, including the white border.
• Art print does not include frame.
• Due to different screen configurations, the colour of the purchased print may slightly vary to what you see on your computer.
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All A3 (equivalent variants) art prints are shipped in a firm recyclable cardboard mailing envelope or tube and marked - DO NOT BEND.
All A2/A1/A0 (equivalent variants) art prints are shipped in a firm recyclable cardboard mailing tube and marked - DO NOT BEND.
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