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A New Series of Paintings & Prints by Conor Harrington

Hungry Boy Books are proud to present an exciting new painting and print project by Conor Harrington “Head of State/ State of Head”.

Small in scale and intimate in subject matter this new series of paintings and prints stand in direct contrast to the large scale oil paintings and outdoor murals that Harrington is known for. As such we are offered a glimpse into the daily practices and experiments of Harrington's continuing painting output, with each painting bearing the date it has been made as part of the title.

The series is divided in half, with five blue paintings and five red, the traditional colours of opposing political parties, gang culture, and the corners of boxing rings. Using colour to symbolise tribalism and allegiances, and through a variety of processes including wiping, blurring and over-painting, Harrington employs the traditional head format as a motif to subvert ideas of power and status.

From the 10 paintings a suite of 10 prints have been made to form the print boxset. All boxes also contain a hardback book cataloguing the series. See images below with more info about how to register your interest.

www.hungryboybooks.com

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Sept 18, 2017 16:59:46 GMT 1 @delloy said:

Just received that email too. Nice set, but that's gonna be pricey with 10 prints! Not even gonna attempt to register.

£4800 without delivery is retail For the print set not sure how much the painting will be.

[tran16]

Are they saying that any unsold print sets will then be sold off as individual prints on Thursday ?

[Artfan13]

Sept 18, 2017 17:07:46 GMT 1 tran16 said:

Are they saying that any unsold print sets will then be sold off as individual prints on Thursday ?

That was how I read it. There are 30 box sets.

[artfan2011]

Anyone order the box set?

[artfan2011]

There are 10 prints in the series , printed on Somerset Satin 410gsm, in 6-8 colours with a gloss varnish overprint, 298mm x 386mm.
The remaining prints (ed 11-30/30) will be available on our website from 4pm BST on Thursday 21st Sept. Price £480.

[Artfan13]

Sept 18, 2017 17:10:39 GMT 1 Artfan13 said:

Sept 18, 2017 17:07:46 GMT 1 tran16 said:

Are they saying that any unsold print sets will then be sold off as individual prints on Thursday ?

That was how I read it. There are 30 box sets.

so look like only 10 box sets and rest of prints editions 11-30 are being sold individually.

[joecool91]

I couldn't cover the initial capital outlay - but anyone up for reserving a splitting a box set?

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Sept 18, 2017 17:15:20 GMT 1 artfan2011 said:

Anyone order the box set?

Not here mate, to rich for me. I don't like all of them though some look a little to unfinished for my liking.

[theratking]

2 would make a great diptych at a decent price point . I'd be up for splitting and have applied

[posterbob]

Swing and a colossal miss.

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Sept 18, 2017 18:28:28 GMT 1 posterbob said:

Swing and a colossal miss.

No preorder for you then poster bob. Thought you'd already have these lol.

[nawf]

They'd definitly look great all hung together..

[rjf76]

Look nice but a bit repetitious for me...one may be nice but a pass from me - I've gotta be good 😝

[thetruecubsfan]

Will happily go for the book, but these images don't do it for me. Especially following his last series. Any news on if the book is limited edition? I'll be offline from Thursday to Saturday night for some holidays.

[CAL]

yeah... tad boring having relatively 10 prints of the same image displayed on one wall. I would rather have 2, one blue and one red, the impact would be much better IMO

[icesay]

I understand the concept in terms of the progression of artistic interpretation, imbuing each study with reflections and interpretations of power or lack of, thereby rendering each study dystopian by design but f**kme 10 of the bastards is a bit much innit!?!

[thetruecubsfan]

Sept 18, 2017 20:38:59 GMT 1 icesay said:

I understand the concept in terms of the progression of artistic interpretation, imbuing each study with reflections and interpretations of power or lack of, thereby rendering each study dystopian by design but f**kme 10 of the bastards is a bit much innit!?!

Hahaha definitely is. Maybe this would have been better as a flip book. I could definitely see something like this being very cool on the wall at a show, to show everyone the progression but they don't seem to me like something that would go on a wall.

[natstan]

Seems like an easy release.

[kapusta]

I liked several of them, but this price jump is just too much for the size of the image. Makes the previous releases feel like a steal

[yorkie]

Well its live and there are still prints left for sale

Yorkie

[ferg]

Two hours after the event and still prints available what does that tell you ?

[puritog]

There's only one print available. So while it's not overhyped, I think it was still a successful release. I liked some of the blue ones, but prefer 480GBP in the pocket, so I bought myself the book

[corinthia]

Sept 19, 2017 3:32:54 GMT 1 thetruecubsfan said:

Sept 18, 2017 20:38:59 GMT 1 icesay said:

I understand the concept in terms of the progression of artistic interpretation, imbuing each study with reflections and interpretations of power or lack of, thereby rendering each study dystopian by design but f**kme 10 of the bastards is a bit much innit!?!

Hahaha definitely is. Maybe this would have been better as a flip book. I could definitely see something like this being very cool on the wall at a show, to show everyone the progression but they don't seem to me like something that would go on a wall.

There going on my wall and I can’t wait. I like some of the images more than the others. But I think when framed together collectively this could be very cool and unique.

[artsyart]

Any idea when these prints are shipped out? Estimated delivery date?

[corinthia]

Anyone get their prints yet? How do they look?

[taz66]

Not got mine nor my book

[theratking]

Thought these were supposed to have shipped ?

[puritog]

I got a shipping notification for the book ~10 days ago, but I'm still waiting for the book itself. I guess it will arrive any day now

[jasper73]

Book arrived this morning!