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Clear Blue Sky versus Generous Earth

Ahmet Öğüt2008

SITE SANTA FE

SITE SANTA FE
Santa Fe, United States

"My installation employs the long-established tradition of low-rider airbrush painting. I made a muralist style airbrush painting on a car hood, illustrating an urban legend. There is also a sound installation related to the urban legend, which engages the metaphorical implications of Sky and Earth. The Sky plays the role of the nomadic forces, and Earth the role of the land where nations belong. I also selected "warnings" such as "Notice Instruction by Office of Civilian Defense" from The Black Hole in Los Alamos. New Mexico. These phrases, printed on red tote bags, are ambiguous when they are out of context, and become a parody of insecurity." - Ahmet Ögut

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  • Title: Clear Blue Sky versus Generous Earth
  • Creator: Ahmet Ögut
  • Date Created: 2008
  • Location Created: SITE SANTA FE, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Type: Installation View
  • Rights: Photo Eric Swanson.
  • Medium: Car hood, paint, sound, canvas bags
SITE SANTA FE

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