Alec Monopoly | Art Life Plate Set

Alec Monopoly (b. 1986)
Art Life | Fine China Plate Set
Hand-painted fine china

Art Life — the pairing of two words that define Alec Monopoly's entire practice — extends his visual language into one of the most unexpected formats in his catalogue: fine china. The plate, in Western culture, is simultaneously the most ordinary of domestic objects and the most precious — fine china being the category that bridges these two poles, the dinner service that comes out only for the most significant occasions.

Monopoly's hand-painted plates bring the Richie Rich universe into direct contact with the traditions of decorative art — the same traditions that produced Delftware, Wedgwood, and the great china services of European palaces. The collision is characteristically precise: Pop Art imagery on fine china, the most democratic of visual languages applied to the most aristocratic of domestic objects. Available through Creed Gallery, Ascot, for collectors across Berkshire, Surrey, and London.

Hand-painted fine china plate set
Certificate of Authenticity