visual art review

Os Loitadores (The Wrestlers)

Redroaster Coffee Company

Walking into the Redroaster Coffee House might be a little frightening for young children or impressionable adults wanting only hot chocolate or coffee and nothing more - unbeknownst to them, they are walking into an art exhibition. Not to be confused with a stunt to compete with Starbucks, the dozens of masks painted onto coffee sacks hanging from the ceiling are more than just décor - they are the work of Jim Sanders. Powerfully enigmatic, the artwork stares at costumers as they enter the premises, possibly leaving the university student having a coffee with friends or the businessman on his break confused. But only a little. The message of the art is hidden by the fact that it can be overlooked as easily as wallpaper.

Redroaster Coffee House, 9 - 29 May, times vary, free, fpp n/a

tw rating: 3/5

published: Aug-2008

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