Crushed Amstel
PHOTOGRAPHER: ARTHUR BELEBEAU
A ring pull sits apart from the can it once opened, cast off entirely rather than curled back and left hanging. Below it, the can itself collapses in gold and crimson, its white and gold label holding "Amstel" in Greek script, "Beer" printed beneath in the same alphabet.
The detached tab is a genuinely different device for Belebeau within this series, splitting the frame into two related objects instead of one continuous form. His high-contrast "poppy lighting" leans into the warmth of gold and deep red here, a different palette than the cooler cans that make up most of the body of work.
The piece extends Belebeau's ongoing series of crushed cans into the Greek market, adding both a new geography and a new compositional structure to a project built, until now, around a single crumpled object per frame.
It appeals to collectors drawn to object-as-icon photography, formal composition, and the way Belebeau continues to find new structural approaches within a single recurring subject.
Edition of 15.
Larger exceptional formats and custom sizes available upon request at contact@theselectsgallery.com.
Product will be ready to ship in approximately 6 weeks.
We use a high quality shatter-proof acrylic glass and on the back, a hanging system makes your piece ready to hang!
Size choices refer to paper size. Image size is affected when it includes a border or no border. The wood frame is in addition. Dimension of the frames are:
- 1” Face, 2 1/4” Depth for black frames
- 1” Face, 2” Depth for White painted frames
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