Adam Cullen merges social satire with technicolour excess. An ‘enfant terrible’ of the art world, he launched onto the Australian art scene by chaining a pig’s head to his ankle for two weeks. This punk stunt was followed by a career spent painting tough, uncompromising and challenging subjects, captured with a pop art twist.

‘More Guns = More Peace’ is a one-off screenprint, developed between 2011 to 2012 but never brought to edition. It is quintessential Cullen – racy, brash and sumptuous – picturing a nude woman balancing on a tyre, the aphoristic phrase “More Guns = More Peace” scrawled beside her. A commentary on the role of violence and sexuality in contemporary culture, this work is punchy and thought-provoking.

In his lifetime, Cullen was a winner and multi-time Archibald Prize finalist, honoured with a 2008 retrospective at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and an Art Hotel in Prahran, cementing him as one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists.

This hand-signed Printers Proof comes with a Letter of Provenance and will invigorate collectors of pop and contemporary art or those seeking an edge for their space.

Adam CULLEN (1965 - 2012)
'More Guns = More Peace' 2011-12
screenprint on paper
Edition of 1
Image Size: 59 x 60 cm
Dimensions: 75 x 72 cm
Signed: signed with intitials A C in margin
Comes with Letter of Provenance
Embossed with King Studio seal lower left. This print is a Printers Proof: a one-off unique state that was developed with Adam Cullen and printmaker Malcolm King that was never brought to edition. It is printed on 310g Fabriano tiepolo cotton rag paper, from hand built separation, printed with Matisse M22 print paste and Matisse structure acrylic paint on Gesso primed rag paper. 
Condition: Very Good: Because this work is a one of a kind proof, the image bears some evidence of Cullen's process in the studio. Some small marks are visible in the margins and there is a small tear in the upper left hand paper margin which has been repaired and may be concealed with a matting. There is no disruption to the paint surface.

(c) Adam Cullen / Copyright Agency