Spirit of Carnival - 11 x 14" print
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A solo masquerader in a masked raffia costume performs, surrounded on every side by an advancing line of uniformed police officers brandishing riot shields.
Tam Joseph’s 1984 painting offers a political commentary on the ever-increasing police presence at London’s annual Notting Hill Carnival. Rather than being intimidated, the masquerader continues their energetic dance, the dazzling colours of their costume and their outstretched hands seeming to suggest a form of resistance.
Painter, sculptor and graphic designer Tam Joseph was born in Dominica in the Caribbean and moved to London as a child, later studying at the Central School of Art and Slade School of Art.
This print reproduces an acrylic on canvas painting, expertly printed on the highest quality paper.
Spirit of the Carnival
Tam Joseph
London, 1988
© Tam Joseph, courtesy of Felix & Spear Gallery
V&A: E.1233-1995
Dimensions
28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 in)
Composition
Giclée printed on 300gsm Monte Carlo textured paper
Colour
Black
Yellow
Product code
172211
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