{"product_id":"amor-rick-let-them-eat-yellowc-18208","title":"Rick Amor 'Let Them Eat Yellowcake'","description":"\u003cp\u003eRick Amor is among Australia’s most collectible artists. Best known for his psychologically incisive landscapes and atmospheric scenes of everyday life, Amor found his artistic beginnings in the world of political cartoons, working for several publications including ‘Overland’, where he was on the board until 1998. Working in this industry, Amor created hand-drawn works that were incisively political – sparking conversation and responding directly to the world around him. These political cartoons are striking reflections of the diversity of Amor’s artistic skill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated in collaboration with the cartoonist Burleigh, ‘Let Them Eat Yellowcake’ is a satirical portrait of French President Jacques Chirac. It is a biting response to the President’s decision to reorder French nuclear testing in the South Pacific in 1995, the phrase ‘Let Them Eat Yellowcake’ a merging of Marie Antoinette’s infamous phrase with the uranium pollutant, yellowcake. Despite thirty years passing, the tension at the heart of this work remains achingly relevant – how can profit, progress and pollution come at the cost of people? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmor has been the subject of numerous public exhibitions at the Art Gallery of South Australia, the National Portrait Gallery, Castlemaine Art Gallery and Australian Print Workshop. He is also held in the collections of most major Australian institutions. In 1999, Amor was appointed the official war artist and is the subject of two major monographs. For collectors of works on paper and contemporary art, Amor is a striking find.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/collections\/rick-amor\"\u003eRick AMOR\u003c\/a\u003e (1948 - )\u003cbr\u003e'Let Them Eat Yellowcake'\u003cbr\u003eInk on paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Size\u003c\/i\u003e: 16 x 9 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions\u003c\/i\u003e: 30 x 21 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSigned\u003c\/i\u003e: Signed 'Burleigh plus Amor' bottom right corner of image\u003cbr\u003eComes with Letter of Provenance\u003cbr\u003elight stain under image.\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cstrong\u003eGood: \u003c\/strong\u003e Describes the average used work of art, where the image is in good condition. The margin may need to be framed out due to markings, corner wear, dog ear, small tears or if framed, the frame may have minor damage\u003cbr\u003e(c) Rick Amor \/ Copyright Agency \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art and Collectors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50501230395462,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8229\/files\/amor-rick-let-them-eat-yellowc-18208.jpg?v=1790229466","url":"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/products\/amor-rick-let-them-eat-yellowc-18208","provider":"Art and Collectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}