{"product_id":"arkley-howard-zappo-button-18303","title":"Howard Arkley 'Zappo Head Badge'","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoward Arkley’s Zappo Head is one of the artist’s most recognisable and enduring images, conceived as a kind of alter ego and recurring self-portrait. First developed in the 1980s, the psychedelic, mask-like face became a defining motif within Arkley’s practice, sitting at the intersection of popular culture, graphic design and fine art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unusual enamelled metal badge translates the iconic image into a small, tactile object, capturing Arkley’s instinct for taking imagery beyond the traditional picture plane. Its association with Arkley’s landmark 1991 survey exhibition at Monash University adds particular interest: Zappo Head was central to the visual language surrounding the exhibition, with a variation of the motif appearing on the catalogue cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlayful, highly graphic and wonderfully unexpected, the badge is a rare example of Arkley’s Zappo Head conceived as an object rather than a conventional work on paper or canvas — an especially appealing piece for collectors interested in the artist’s more experimental relationship with popular culture and design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/collections\/howard-arkley\"\u003eHoward ARKLEY\u003c\/a\u003e (1951 - 1999)\u003cbr\u003e'Zappo Head Badge' 1991\u003cbr\u003eEnamel on metal badge\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Size\u003c\/i\u003e: 6 x 6 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions\u003c\/i\u003e: 39 x 34 x 4 cm \u003cbr\u003eComes with Letter of Provenance\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e Describes a work of art's image as Excellent, but may show some small signs of surrounding wear to paper or frame. There are no tears to paper margin or disruption to the paint surface.\u003cbr\u003e(c) The Artist or Assignee\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art and Collectors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46438332137542,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0499\/8229\/files\/arkley-howard-zappo-button-18303-frame.jpg?v=1787361592","url":"https:\/\/artandcollectors.com\/products\/arkley-howard-zappo-button-18303","provider":"Art and Collectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}