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A collection of original, vintage U.S. postcards arranged on painted canvas with a cut three-dimensional element. The work is mounted behind glass within a white, wooden frame.

These postcards have been collected from multiple sources and arranged to form a geometric pattern. Their sunken rectangular centers leave behind raised frames which mirror the frame of the artwork itself. A fluorescent material has been applied to the reverse of the frames to give the impression of illumination upon the white canvas behind.

The repeated images depicted in the top row are of the monumental but temporary structure, the Havoline Thermometer, designed and built for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1933. This iconic building featured neon tubing which acted as an authentic thermometer indicating the actual temperature in Chicago. 

The remaining postcards feature an aerial view of the fair with the Havoline Thermometer seen in the distance.
A collection of original, vintage U.S. postcards arranged on painted canvas with a cut three-dimensional element. The work is mounted behind glass within a white, wooden frame.

These postcards have been collected from multiple sources and arranged to form a geometric pattern. Their sunken rectangular centers leave behind raised frames which mirror the frame of the artwork itself. A fluorescent material has been applied to the reverse of the frames to give the impression of illumination upon the white canvas behind.

The repeated images depicted in the top row are of the monumental but temporary structure, the Havoline Thermometer, designed and built for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1933. This iconic building featured neon tubing which acted as an authentic thermometer indicating the actual temperature in Chicago. 

The remaining postcards feature an aerial view of the fair with the Havoline Thermometer seen in the distance.
A collection of original, vintage U.S. postcards arranged on painted canvas with a cut three-dimensional element. The work is mounted behind glass within a white, wooden frame.

These postcards have been collected from multiple sources and arranged to form a geometric pattern. Their sunken rectangular centers leave behind raised frames which mirror the frame of the artwork itself. A fluorescent material has been applied to the reverse of the frames to give the impression of illumination upon the white canvas behind.

The repeated images depicted in the top row are of the monumental but temporary structure, the Havoline Thermometer, designed and built for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1933. This iconic building featured neon tubing which acted as an authentic thermometer indicating the actual temperature in Chicago. 

The remaining postcards feature an aerial view of the fair with the Havoline Thermometer seen in the distance.
A collection of original, vintage U.S. postcards arranged on painted canvas with a cut three-dimensional element. The work is mounted behind glass within a white, wooden frame.

These postcards have been collected from multiple sources and arranged to form a geometric pattern. Their sunken rectangular centers leave behind raised frames which mirror the frame of the artwork itself. A fluorescent material has been applied to the reverse of the frames to give the impression of illumination upon the white canvas behind.

The repeated images depicted in the top row are of the monumental but temporary structure, the Havoline Thermometer, designed and built for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1933. This iconic building featured neon tubing which acted as an authentic thermometer indicating the actual temperature in Chicago. 

The remaining postcards feature an aerial view of the fair with the Havoline Thermometer seen in the distance.

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A Century of Progress Collage

Adam Robinson

United States

Collage, Paper on Canvas

Size: 18.1 W x 16.1 H x 1.2 D in

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Originally listed for $940

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

A collection of original, vintage U.S. postcards arranged on painted canvas with a cut three-dimensional element. The work is mounted behind glass within a white, wooden frame. These postcards have been collected from multiple sources and arranged to form a geometric pattern. Their sunken rectangular centers leave behind raised frames which mirror the frame of the artwork itself. A fluorescent material has been applied to the reverse of the frames to give the impression of illumination upon the white canvas behind. The repeated images depicted in the top row are of the monumental but temporary structure, the Havoline Thermometer, designed and built for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1933. This iconic building featured neon tubing which acted as an authentic thermometer indicating the actual temperature in Chicago. The remaining postcards feature an aerial view of the fair with the Havoline Thermometer seen in the distance.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Collage:

Paper on Canvas

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

18.1 W x 16.1 H x 1.2 D in

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Adam Robinson is an artist who was born and raised in Sydney. He then lived in London for 22 years and now resides in New York City. Robinson’s work reflects his passion for colour, found materials and the processes of collecting and arranging. He draws inspiration from a wide variety of sources with architecture and the built environment being particularly influential. The found and sometimes forgotten materials he uses, with their strong sense of nostalgia and history, are a further source of inspiration and fascination to him. He aims to transform these objects such that they exist in a more contemporary and ordered context and with a clean, vibrant and geometric aesthetic. He also enjoys the emotional response that colour and repetition can bring and the notion that once the materials are altered, rearranged and framed they are perceived in an altogether different way. Since graduating in Australia with a degree in Theatre Design he has worked primarily in television as an Art Director but now focuses on his art practice. Adam Robinson has exhibited in numerous exhibitions and art fairs both in London and New York and has been highlighted by Rebecca Wilson, chief curator at Saatchi Art, as One to Watch.

Artist Recognition
Featured in One to Watch

Featured in Saatchi Art's curated series, One To Watch

Featured in the Catalog

Featured in Saatchi Art's printed catalog, sent to thousands of art collectors

Showed at the The Other Art Fair

Handpicked to show at The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art in London, London, London, London, London

Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection

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