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Digial print title Polygonal City 15

Polygonal City 15
2009
Inkjet on watercolour paper
70 x 52 cms

The Whopper Chopper (a better name would be the woppa choppa) depicted here is a stripped down version of the real thing that graces motorists peripheral vision as they speed past the fringe of Frankston. It is an example of the kid friendly ecology attached to fast food outlets designed to lure youngsters to their product.

Normally one could expect some bland native shrubs planted to soften the surroundings but I liked the idea of a slab of concrete in the harsh midday Australian light. To me, the avuncular Colonel Sanders has always smacked of a slightly sinister redneck and I have tried to use perspective to convey a god like big brother character festooning the giant tub. The white van is used to underscore the unromantic convenience oriented ambience of the restaurant and the bog standard Australian suburbia in the background as its native habitat.