Lot 17: DAN ATTOE

B. 1975 YOU HAVE HAD IT WAY TOO EASY mixed media sculpture with neon light, wires and transformer 48 by 76 by 2 1/2 in. 122 by 193 by 6.4 cm. EXECUTED IN 2006, THIS IS THE UNIQUE ARTIST'S PROOF ASIDE FROM THE 2 IN THE EDITION. THIS WORK VARIES SLIGHTLY FROM THE IMAGE INTHE CATALOGUE.

Los Angeles, Peres Projects, Dan Attoe: Loaded, Nailed, Short on Cash, 2006

Peres Projects, publ., I Made Most of this Shit Up, 2009

Peres Projects, Los Angeles

The work is accompanied by an installation template and a certificate of authenticity.



'I like using neon for these images because of its historical weight, in particular its history in advertising, and for its simple beauty.... I want this work to be read quickly, like a beer sign, but then have that hypnotic attraction that lingers from the physical effect of the light.'



The artist, October 2007