Lot 27

This work is in good condition with no apparent faults to note. There is a light wave to the lower edge of the paper. Work is floating against a foam core backing. Well framed in a black contemporary frame, measuring 59 x 73cm.


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Outre Gallery, Melbourne 2004
Private collection, United Kingdom
Private collection, Melbourne

HMV (also known at His Master's Voice) takes appropriation from the logo of the British brand icon of music and entertainment company founded in the 1920s. The company logo portrays a dog, listening intently to a cylinder phonograph.
Like to original logo, Banksy's take depicts a seated dog in profile, facing a gramophone. However, with Banksy's usual irony he reinvents the image, ironically places a bazooka on the dog's shoulder, holding it directly to the gramophone.
This leads to different interpretations. One that Banksy is illuding to the tension and differences between todays aging masses and the young. The artist has provided album artwork for bands over the years, and he may be commenting on the losing battle of music retailers in the digital era.