Ghettoblaster
Capturing a sense of the immense sound and energy of the iconic 1980s Ghettoblaster
Details of this piece
Title
“Ghettoblaster”
Dimensions
48" x 48"
Media
Mixed Media on Aluminium
Format
Original Painting
Frame
Black floating frame
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Price
£9950
Ghettoblaster
You were the coolest kid on the block if you had a two foot wide Ghettoblaster perched on your shoulder, blasting out classic hip-hop tunes. I always remember watching the first robotics and breakdancing in the 1980s and being fascinated by these new kinds of dance. I was more of a robotics man than a breakdancer, and have some fun memories of doing robotics to Kraftwerk and Herbie Hancock in a burgundy shirt and tie with a white glove like Michael Jackson! This painting celebrates the Ghettoblaster as a tool for enjoying, sharing and mixing the latest music, which played such a big part in 1980s culture. Painted with lashings of vivid colour, this piece exudes a sense of the immense sounds and heavy beats the Ghettoblaster provided.
This painting celebrates the Ghettoblaster as a tool for enjoying, sharing and mixing the latest music, which played such a big part in 1980s culture.
Retro Collection 2019
Retro Collection
Sparked by a recent rediscovery of my old ghettoblaster, tv, camera, typewriter and cassette tapes, my new Retro Collection revisits my memories of these classic 1980s relics. Each piece in the collection takes one of these 80s symbols as their focal point, layering them with bold painted abstraction. Vibrant neon paint is dripped, poured and scraped over the metal reflecting a sense of the restlessness of the 1980s with its non-stop development of exciting new technologies
Paul Kenton, May 2019. Thoughts on Retro Collection
Inspiration
Where did the idea for a Retro Collection originate?
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