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Snowman (Blue Target)

Douglas Coupland2012

Vancouver Art Gallery

Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver, Canada

Born on a military base and growing up during the height of the Cold War, during his childhood Coupland imagined the Arctic as a probable location for the collision of US and Soviet nuclear warheads. In his Snowmen series, he has created a stack of decreasing circles that recall the form of snowmen. These colourful figures, however, also have a darker connotation; composed of concentric rings, these targets are poised for posssible attack.

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  • Title: Snowman (Blue Target)
  • Creator: Douglas Coupland
  • Creator Lifespan: 1961 - Present
  • Creator Nationality: Canadian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date: 2012
  • Physical Dimensions: w60.9 x h228.6 cm
  • Exhibition section: Growing Up Utopian
  • Credit line: Private Collection
  • Type: painting
  • Medium: acrylic on canvas
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