Billy Al Bengston
Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games , 1982
Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from the publisher on official embossed Olympic …
A flamboyant character and a key figure in the Ferus Gallery circle in Los Angeles, Billy Al Bengston is associated with West Coast Pop and best known for spray painting dented sheets of square aluminum with lacquer. These highly finished pieces often featured car and motorcycle motifs, such as the chevron symbol placed at the center of his works, and many include Bengston’s signature sergeant’s stripes, or abstracted images of hearts. His interest in car culture would inspire Judy Chicago, a student of Bengston’s, to attend auto body school and eventually use spray paint techniques.
Accompanied by a signed letter of authenticity from the publisher on official embossed Olympic Committee letterhead. This is one of 750 hand signed offset lithograph posters, published in 1982 to celebrate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics - though fewer than 200 signed prints are said to remain.. The Olympic Committee …
A flamboyant character and a key figure in the Ferus Gallery circle in Los Angeles, Billy Al Bengston is associated with West Coast Pop and best known for spray painting dented sheets of square aluminum with lacquer. These highly finished pieces often featured car and motorcycle motifs, such as the chevron symbol placed at the center of his works, and many include Bengston’s signature sergeant’s stripes, or abstracted images of hearts. His interest in car culture would inspire Judy Chicago, a student of Bengston’s, to attend auto body school and eventually use spray paint techniques.
