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IDEA

rt4a, IDEA, 2022, acrylic and toothbrush on linen canvas, 30 × 113 × 3 cm

IDEA
2022
Acrylic and toothbrush on linen canvas
30 × 113 × 3 cm
RT4A2208
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rt4a, IDEA, 2022, acrylic and toothbrush on linen canvas, 30 × 113 × 3 cm
rt4a, IDEA, 2022, acrylic and toothbrush on linen canvas, 30 × 113 × 3 cm
rt4a, IDEA, 2022, acrylic and toothbrush on linen canvas, 30 × 113 × 3 cm
rt4a, IDEA, 2022, acrylic and toothbrush on linen canvas, 30 × 113 × 3 cm

IDEA changes a single letter of the IKEA logo, K into D. It was a personal challenge: to reproduce complex typography with tape alone, and to invent the D from the other letters of the logo, with nothing but calculations, rulers and tape. The letters of the new word are painted with a toothbrush, then blended into the ground with matt varnish. They recall a rainy day outside a vast IKEA shopping centre, a place designed to inspire new ideas for your interior.

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