Newport Box
218.4 cms x 58.4 cms (85.87 ins x 22.87 ins)
On verso signed, editioned 2/5 and dated 2022
printed in 2022
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Capture Benefit Auction" held on Wed, Sep 21, 2022.
Lot h019
Lot h019
Estimate: CAD $1,500 - $2,000
Realised: CAD $1,750
Realised: CAD $1,750
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Courtesy of the Artist
Notes:
Please note: this work is unframed.
Isaac Thomas’s photographic practice is a combination of analogue photography and digital output, painting, and installation. His practice explores the meaning latent in objects that are often discarded; as fragments of their former selves, they are overlooked by passersby. His work attempts to reflect narratives embedded in these objects, such as in the work Newport Box, which references an American brand of cigarettes. In the mid-1980s, Newport began an advertising campaign for its methanol cigarettes that targeted African Americans in urban areas in the United States. In the following years, the brand became the most widely bought in the African American community.
Thomas received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver. He was awarded the BMO 1st Art Invitational Student Art Award in Photography. His work has been exhibited locally in Vancouver at such venues as Gallery 295 and TRAPP, amongst others. Thomas lives and works in Vancouver.
Consignor proceeds will benefit Capture Photography Festival.
The Buyer is hereby advised to read fully the Terms and Conditions of Business and Catalogue Terms, including the Capture Benefit Auction HO2 Sale Notice and Special Terms of Sale.
Curatorial text courtesy of Capture Photography Festival.
Courtesy of the Artist
Notes:
Please note: this work is unframed.
Isaac Thomas’s photographic practice is a combination of analogue photography and digital output, painting, and installation. His practice explores the meaning latent in objects that are often discarded; as fragments of their former selves, they are overlooked by passersby. His work attempts to reflect narratives embedded in these objects, such as in the work Newport Box, which references an American brand of cigarettes. In the mid-1980s, Newport began an advertising campaign for its methanol cigarettes that targeted African Americans in urban areas in the United States. In the following years, the brand became the most widely bought in the African American community.
Thomas received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver. He was awarded the BMO 1st Art Invitational Student Art Award in Photography. His work has been exhibited locally in Vancouver at such venues as Gallery 295 and TRAPP, amongst others. Thomas lives and works in Vancouver.
Consignor proceeds will benefit Capture Photography Festival.
The Buyer is hereby advised to read fully the Terms and Conditions of Business and Catalogue Terms, including the Capture Benefit Auction HO2 Sale Notice and Special Terms of Sale.
Curatorial text courtesy of Capture Photography Festival.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.