The American Dream
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The Answer | H96 x W 240 in. | American Dream @ HCG Gallery Summer Selections Exhibition
"The American Dream" is a satire on today's culture in America. Using real Campbell's soup cans, that were the subject matter of perhaps the most iconic image of pop-art, inside a vacuum sealed “Space Saver” bag, Pennington is poking fun of contemporary American ideals. Most noted is the use of a LARGE bag, that in turn has its air removed, therefore “preserving” the can and limiting the space surrounding it…. a space we all yearn for.
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The Answer | H96 x W 240 in. Private Collection | American Dream @ HCG Gallery Summer Selections Exhibition
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Afterlife | h36 x w50 in. | Driftwood, Plastic, Metal | American Dream @ HCG Gallery Summer Selections Exhibition
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Air Please | Mixed Media Sculpture | American Dream @ HCG Summer Gallery Selections HCG Gallery
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The Bug Jar | Mixed Media Sculpture | American Dream @ HCG Summer Gallery Selections Exhibition
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The Bug Jar | Mixed Media Sculpture | American Dream @ HCG Gallery Summer Selections
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Leaving the shade | Mixed Media Sculpture | H 36 x W 92 in. | American Dream @ HCG Gallery Summer Selections
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Leaving the shade | Mixed Media Sculpture | H 36 x W 92 in. | American Dream @ HCG Gallery Summer Selections
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Pick Up Sticks | Mixed Media Sculpture | American Dream @ HCG Gallery Summer Selections
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The American Dream | Mixed Media Campbell Soup Cans, Shrink Bags | American Dream @ HCG Gallery Summer Selections Exhibition