The artwork, titled “Artiste au poil!” and created in 1989 by the artist Ben, is a notable piece within the Conceptual Art movement and falls within the genre of sculpture.
The artwork consists of a painted frying pan which serves as an unconventional canvas. The pan’s inner surface features a simplistic, yet expressive yellow line drawing of a face against a dark blue background. The edge of the pan is adorned with cursive writing, also in yellow, encircling the face. The handle of the frying pan is inscribed with the artist’s signature, “Ben 89”. This piece cleverly blurs the lines between everyday objects and artistic expression, making a quintessential statement representative of Conceptual Art.
