Ken Lum on Logo-Portraits and Street Life
Canadian artist Ken Lum began creating logo-portraits in 1984, aiming to bring street life elements into the gallery context, akin to pop art. In an interview with Munro Galloway, Lum discusses his references, interest in power dynamics and conflict, theatricality in recent works, typographic choices, relationship with kitsch, the identity of the speaker in logos, and the process of anonymization as a person's identity transforms into a logo.
Key facts
- Ken Lum started making logo-portraits in 1984.
- He aimed to place street life elements in a gallery context.
- His approach was inspired by pop art's reversal effect.
- Munro Galloway conducted the interview.
- Topics include power dynamics, conflict, and theatricality.
- Lum discusses typographic choices and kitsch.
- He explores the identity of the speaker in logos.
- The process of anonymization in logo transformation is examined.
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Artists
- Ken Lum
Sources
- artpress —