DALI By Zoe Moss

'Apopriation’ is a new series by Zoë Moss. It is a set of oil paintings that appropriates pop artists’ work in the same way they themselves used elements of popular culture in their own practice. The pieces are photorealist oil paintings of such artworks, enclosed in a glass bell jar that both preserves the art and displays it for all to behold. From Koons to Kusama, it highlights the recognisable imagery of todays art market and puts it under the bell jar. 

A surrealist mash-up inspired by Dalí, this painting by Zoe Moss features a bold orange prawn placed atop a classic rotary telephone, all preserved beneath a glass dome. A blue butterfly adds a dash of delicate life to the otherwise bizarre stillness, offering a whimsical commentary on nostalgia, absurdity, and preservation of pop objects.