Defence of the Inanimate Tin Mug By Antony H Haylock - UKHomeOwners.com

Defence of the Inanimate Tin Mug By Antony H Haylock

Antony ‘H’ Haylock knows how to have a little fun with art. His work centres around iconic, inanimate objects which, as he says, contain “the power to evoke an emotion, a memory, a visual time stamp.” H’s prints artfully blend high impact compositional technique with tongue in cheek wit to produce an appealing aesthetic. The ‘Defence of the Inanimate’ series deftly showcases H’s artistic approach, blending pop art themes and styles with fine art skills and a penchant for word play. ‘Defence of the Inanimate Tin Mug’ represents the conceptual start of the series. As ‘H’ describes, the discovery of a tin mug in an antique emporium triggered the memory of a childhood book, in which a group of inanimate objects come to life. H so enjoyed the notion of the mug’s irascible character animate and exclaiming “Mug! Who you calling Mug” that he put paintbrush to paper to create the first image of the series. It’s charmingly minimal an iconic Falcon Ware, blue and white mug, chipped and ageing on an off white background, with the words ‘Who you calling mug’ scrawled onto the front in blue lettering. Bold, brash and fun, the piece is beautifully executed to maximum impact.