Thorfin – Sardines in North Sea Oil

Glasgow-based duo Conzo & Glöbel, also known as the Glöbel brothers, have a unique and striking style. A vivid visual mash-up of Ciaran Glöbel’s graphic design background and contemporary take on traditional sign writing is interlaced with Conzo Throb’s realistically styled, yet surreal character-based elements. The combination of the two artists’ work is impressive and highly skilled, offering a tongue in cheek take on their subject matter, and burying clues in their work for viewers to find.

Reflecting on how the inflated cost of beer in Norway aligns with rising oil prices, Conzo & Glöbel took a close look how the sardine canning and label industry boomed in turn. This led to many employees in the field turning their attention to more artistic endeavours, designing and producing the cans’ labels.