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Magnus Gjoen former designer for Vivienne Westwood knows a thing or two about style. Having recently turned his hand to the art of print making, Gjoen creates images that are full of startling beauty as well as a profundity of thought. His art explores the interaction between power and fragility, juxtaposing the two states for maximum conceptual effect. ‘A Young Boy of Uncertain Victory’ blends contrasting periods and cultures, for an aesthetic which is at once comical and unsettling. Gjoen has taken a Baroque style portrait of a young man, adorned in rich attire. A bright red wig, white and red striped sleeves, and shocking clown make up have been added, along with the familiar McDonalds ‘M’, emblazoned onto the corner of the sitter’s sash, to create a bygone Ronald McDonald figure. The juxtaposition is inspired, an uncanny merging of familiar elements, for high visual impact.
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