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New Bold’s Nuts

Mark Marsters

BIRTH YEAR 1962
BIRTH PLACE Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
DEATH YEAR 2002
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Enamel on wood and mixed media
DATE 1996
DIMENSIONS 243.8cm x 243.8cm x 20.3cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 2016.12.29a-h
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: gift of Robert Tritt, 2016
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
A mixed media work set as a large wall-mounted circle presenting a centered painted star with six boxes. The star is painting in bright yellow, contrasting with the deep blue background. Each box sits on delimited red shapes, painting over the yellow star, at its center and five extremities. Each contains peanuts and a "whistle-blowing" bird whistle. Boxes also read ''New Bold's Comety in salted 2 lbs P-nut''.The composition recalls folklore aesthetic and humor.
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