Joe HARGAN

The Exhibits

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type Oil
size 20 x 20 inches

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A classic Sniffy painting from Joe Hargan. Sniffy is pictured as a commentator figure and as a work of art himself.

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a section of a Singer Sargent painting. The other work on the wall is a still life by Joe Hargan.

As with other art works in the Sniffy series there is a tongue and cheek play comparing the traditional works on the wall with the modern constructions on the plinths.In the foreground are four plinths each with a work of art displayed. The wine glass representing the fruits of your labours. Sniffy acts as both a commentator and a work of art in the mode of ‘Gilbert and George’. The trusty dog ever vigilante is on the third plinth whilst the ubiquitous Burger finishes a contemporary art construction.