Study in Value No 7: The Markup (Sometimes the Grass is Greener)

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Artwork Details

Medium Mixed Media, Other
Dimensions 90cm (W) x 120cm (H) x 1cm (D)
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Artwork Description

​Title: The Markup (Sometimes the Grass is Greener)
​The Concept
​A cornerstone of the "A. Nominus | Anti-Prestige" collection, this work serves as a defiant response to the luxury art market. By stripping away the "archival" security of canvas and replacing it with an industrial polypropylene fluted substrate, the piece challenges the viewer to find value in the idea rather than the traditional material. It is a "Cheap Rothko" for a cynical age—a color-field study that refuses to stay in its lane.
​The Materiality & Surface
​Unlike the "Quiet Luxury" of traditional fine art, this piece embraces raw, utilitarian grit. The 3mm industrial surface has been heavily structured with archival gesso to provide a professional ground, then built through a sophisticated interplay of domestic polymer housepaints and fine-art acrylics. The final "correction"—the word BRANDED—is rendered in opaque white over a signature red strike-through, representing the literal "excavation" of market value and authenticity.
​How It Lifts a Room
​This is a high-impact, large-scale conversational piece. The clashing neon-acid green and deep umber fields create a vibrating tension that demands attention. It is intended for spaces that value conceptual wit and the "rebellious hand" of the artist over manufactured, gallery-ready perfection. It’s art that talks back.
​Dimensions & Display Note
​Format: Rigid Industrial Substrate (3mm Corflute).
​Size: 900mm (W) x 1200mm (H).
​Display Options: Because it is executed on a lightweight, 3mm industrial-grade plastic board, this piece is remarkably versatile. It can be pinned directly to the wall for a "studio-loft" aesthetic, mounted with industrial clips, or float-framed in a simple black tray frame to lean into the high-low contrast of its origins.
​Own the commentary before the market fixes the price.

Artist Bio

UNTOLD BRUSHSTROKES | A. NONYMOUS

The art world is obsessed with the ghosts of the past. We hang reproductions of dead masters on our walls while the living hand is still breathing.

Untold Brushstrokes is a rejection of the sterile gallery pedestal. This is the Living Pigment | Anti-Art series.

Raw, unbleached calico. Industrial-grade pigments. Hand-applied oil sticks. No frames to hide the process. No "masterpiece" labels that haven't been struck through.

This is the truth the galleries won't tell you.

Buy the pigment while it’s still wet.

Commissions

A.'s studio is in Australia