Wigs in the Style of Andy Warhol

Coupland discovered the first monograph on Andy Warhol at the age of nine and was profoundly influenced by the artist’s work. In The Andy Warhol Diaries, Warhol mentions that wigs would look great pressed behind glass; Coupland decided to execute this idea, paying homage to the Pop master by transforming this everyday object into a work of art. These wigs were painstakingly recreated using animal furs and synthetic hair to mimic one of Warhol’s own with its signature shock of white hair, laid over Warhol’s natural darker tresses. Coupland has created a portrait of Warhol, “pelting” him behind glass in a manner both delightful and vaguely gruesome.

At the core of Coupland's practice lies a fascination with popular culture. Not only does Coupland utilize the strategies of Pop Art by incorporating objects and images taken directly from everyday life, but he often passes these through the lens of new media. The result is a provocative synthesis of the common with the extraordinary, set in the here and now.