€80 - €160
A large print of a Banksy graffiti stencil painting titled "Happy Choppers" which was originally executed in 2006, Happy Choppers is a rare painterly iteration of one of Banksy’s most iconic motifs. Housed in a white wooden frame behind glass.
MM: 73 x 98 cm including frame
One of only three variations, it depicts a squadron of Apache Attack helicopters, or ‘choppers’. Though evocative of scenes from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, the helicopters are adorned with Disney-esque pink bows, transforming them into childlike toys. Juxtaposing menace and innocence with characteristic tongue-in-cheek wit, Banksy calls into question the pretenses of military intervention, his surreal image cutting straight to the heart of concerns surrounding contemporary warfare. The motif first appeared at Whitecross Street Market in London in 2002, at a time when Apache helicopters from UK and US forces were particularly prevalent in Afghanistan as part of the global war on terrorism.. Housed in a deep blue frame behind glass.
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