Selfie Gun (Screenprint Triptych)

Hailing from Spain, Joan Cornella has built a loyal collector base around his witty art prints, sculptures and original works. Not for the faint of heart, Cornella’s works have been referred to as ”Dark Humor” . The basis of which is a keen knack for honest cultural commentary mixed with a wry sense of humor. Cornella is a multi faceted artist; also working as a professional animator which has, without a doubt, leant various stylistic elements to his fine art. These work(s); ”Selfie Gun” ( a suite of three screenprints) is simply Joan Cornella at his best. A triptych of three works, each a different color variant, shows one of Cornella’s more popular images; an often seen character in the artist’s works, a business man with a beaming smile is holding a ”Selfie stick” . Under closer inspection the viewer will notice that absent from the end of the selfie stick is the cellular phone, replaced by a hand gun. This is a prime example of the w