Jake and Dinos Chapman

JAKE AND DINOS CHAPMAN (UK, 1962/1966).
"Screen", 1997.
Silkscreen and collage (with plastic eyes and springs, hanging).
With labels from IVAM (Institu Valencià d'Art Modern) and Centro Artium on the back.
No signature or numbering.
Measurements: 72 x 87,5 cm; 74 x 89 cm (frame).
The brothers Jake Chapman and Dinos Chapman are English conceptual artists; known as the Chapman Brothers. They became known as part of the Young British Artists movement, promoted by the publicist and art dealer Charles Saatchi. This was when they participated in "Brilliant!", one of the YBA exhibitions at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, and in "Sensation", a group show at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. They are celebrated for their controversial work and critical temperament. They grew up in a family with an artistic sensibility. Their father was an art teacher and the siblings soon decided to pursue higher education in the fine arts. Before establishing themselves as a collective, they worked for a time as assistants to the artists Gilbert & George, until in 1990 they began to collaborate and produce work together. In the early 2000s, Jake and Dinos inaugurated "The Chapman Family Collection" at the White Cube Gallery in London. Free appropriationism, references to Western sculptors, neo-pop, as well as a critical touch to consumer society define their creations.