18"x18" Archival Matte Ink Poster
The Transience of Takeaway: A Modern Bodegón). - artist Cosmic Desert deftly reimagines the sensuous excess of the Dutch Golden Age still life through the vernacular cuisine of New Mexico’s fast food culture. Rich in chiaroscuro, the tableau glows with theatrical lighting, casting high drama across a humble wooden table now exalted as altar. Here, sacred icons of local appetite—burgers from Blake’s Lotaburger, tacos from Bob’s Burgers, burritos from Allsup’s—are arranged with deliberate opulence, their branded wrappings and paper vessels forming a symphony of vernacular design.
Amidst this cornucopia lie Hatch green chiles like heirloom relics, a cinnamon roll gleams with lacquered glaze, and twin fountain drinks shimmer like goblets lifted from a Baroque feast. Dion’s ranch, a regional cult condiment, takes the place of imported oils or wine, completing the parody of still life’s aspiration to permanence amid decay. The brown paper bag looms in the background like a merchant’s crest—both ephemeral and emblematic of late-capitalist indulgence.
Cosmic Desert’s work is not merely homage but elevation, inviting the viewer to meditate on regional identity, consumer ritual, and the beauty of the ordinary, captured with painterly reverence and ironic grandeur.
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
The Transience of Takeaway: A Modern Bodegón). - artist Cosmic Desert deftly reimagines the sensuous excess of the Dutch Golden Age still life through the vernacular cuisine of New Mexico’s fast food culture. Rich in chiaroscuro, the tableau glows with theatrical lighting, casting high drama across a humble wooden table now exalted as altar. Here, sacred icons of local appetite—burgers from Blake’s Lotaburger, tacos from Bob’s Burgers, burritos from Allsup’s—are arranged with deliberate opulence, their branded wrappings and paper vessels forming a symphony of vernacular design.
Amidst this cornucopia lie Hatch green chiles like heirloom relics, a cinnamon roll gleams with lacquered glaze, and twin fountain drinks shimmer like goblets lifted from a Baroque feast. Dion’s ranch, a regional cult condiment, takes the place of imported oils or wine, completing the parody of still life’s aspiration to permanence amid decay. The brown paper bag looms in the background like a merchant’s crest—both ephemeral and emblematic of late-capitalist indulgence.
Cosmic Desert’s work is not merely homage but elevation, inviting the viewer to meditate on regional identity, consumer ritual, and the beauty of the ordinary, captured with painterly reverence and ironic grandeur.
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!