REMEMBER YOU MUST

A Still Life for my Generation.

Inspired by the still life paintings of the Dutch Golden Age - the impossible arrangements of Rachel Ruysch and Jan Van Huysum, the detailed and dynamic tabletops of Willem Claesz Heda, the vanitas themes of Pieter Claesz - 

"Remember You Must" replaces the objects of wealth and symbols of decadence of the 17th century Low Countries with coveted children's toys from the 1980's. The result are still life works that may readily speak to my generation - as totally rad explorations of desire, nostalgia, consumerism and reminders of the transience of life.

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Voltron
My Little Pony
Atari 2600 & Games
Lite-Brite
MicroMachines

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Battle Beasts
McDonald's Changeables
Thundercats
Pound Puppy
View-Master
Care Bears
G.I. Joe
My LIttle Pony

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Tron Lightcycles & Figures
MicroMachines Delorean
Lite-Brite
Fashion Plates
Speak & Spell
GoBots Combiner
Care Bear
Skeletor

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Atari 2600 & Games

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Remember You Must No.1

Care Bears
Teddy Ruxpin
Voltron

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Transformers
GoBots Combiner
RadioShack Armatron
Etch A Sketch
Battle Beasts
Tandy Football

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Atari 2600
Transformers
GoBots

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Easy-Bake Oven
Barbie
Garbage Pail Kids
GameBoy
G.I. Joe
MicroMachines
Teddy Ruxpin
Care Bears
Transformers

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Snorks
Thundercats
Garbage Pail Kids
Battle Beasts
Voltron Lions
MicroMachines
Etch A Sketch
M.U.S.C.L.E. Men
Kool-Aid Man pitcher

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GameBoy
G.I. Joe
Speak & Spell
Teddy Ruxpin
Transformers
MicroMachines
Etch A Sketch

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Tyco Cliff Hangers
M.U.S.C.L.E. Men
Skeletor
ALF
Transformers
MicroMachines
G.I. Joe

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Voltron
My LIttle Pony
Atari 2600 and Games
Lite-Brite
MicroMachines

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Simon
Bristle Blocks
ALF
Kool-Aid Man
Skeletor
MicroMachines
Transformers

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Atari 2600
Transformers
GoBots

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Atari 2600 & Games

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Easy-Bake Oven
Barbie
Garbage Pail Kids
GameBoy
G.I. Joe
MicroMachines
Teddy Ruxpin
Care Bears
Transformers

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Remember You Must No.30

Transformers
GoBots Combiner
RadioShack Armatron
Etch A Sketch
Battle Beasts
Tandy Football

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