{"product_id":"c10792b8-d77b-4366-9574-30aaa2e56ef5","title":"'Gay Baddie Tinky Winky' (2021)","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25rem; padding: 0px; cursor: text; box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #111111; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eExclusive to proto~, Akshar Maganbeharie offers a selection of drawings and paintings from his studio – leftovers and fragments that might not otherwise be offered as art objects. Here, they become evidence of propositions, daydreams and thinking-through-making. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25rem; padding: 0px; cursor: text; box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #111111; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25rem; padding: 0px; cursor: text; box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #111111; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThis series of drawings follow Akshar’s previous drawings of 'baddies', tongue-in-cheek reimaginings of Teletubbies that take their cues from “the 2012-2014 Tumblr trend of galaxy-themed decor, web aesthetics, fashion, and merchandise.” For 2021, Akshar was commissioned by proto~ to create a special edition of drawings to celebrate Pride Month in June. Combining references to pride flags and slang from the queer community, as well as allusions to Instagram-famous must-haves, Akshar’s humorous drawings offer a view of LGBTQI+ aesthetics and identity in our pandemic era. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25rem; padding: 0px; cursor: text; box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #111111; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; cursor: text; box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); caret-color: #111111; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e25.6 x 18 cm | pen and coloured pencil on paper | unique\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.25rem; padding: 0px; cursor: text; box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #111111; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; cursor: text; box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; caret-color: #111111; color: #111111; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAfter receiving his degree in fine art from the University of the Witwatersrand in 2017, Akshar Maganbeharie moved to Cape Town where he continues to live and work. Formally, Akshar’s approach to art-making is multi-disciplinary, moving between painting, drawing and installation. Thematically, he considers the ways in which pop culture and social media have permeated his identity. “My three biggest inspirations,” Akshar offers by way of explanation, “are Britney Spears, Starbucks, and Kylie Jenner.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akshar Maganbeharie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40478980374682,"sku":"10515","price":900.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0350\/5704\/1545\/products\/GayBaddieTinkyWinky__2021.jpg?v=1673599339","url":"https:\/\/store.a4arts.org\/en-gb\/products\/c10792b8-d77b-4366-9574-30aaa2e56ef5","provider":"A4 Arts Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}