0 Down (Noir)
This monochromatic artwork by Josh Hash from 2017 reveals the subtle outline of the phrase “0 Down,” which plays satirically with the notion of accessibility within the art world. Hash contrasts proletariate marketing slogans from layaway sales agreements against austere painterly aesthetics. Thus, presenting a conflicted view on contemporary art production.
Having been done shortly after leaving an undergrad program at SFAI and subsequently incurring a fair amount of student debt, Hash was focused on redefining his relationship with art. Taking inspiration from Art Provera movements, the work focuses on questions like, “How can one make art when one can’t afford art? Or why is success defined by affording things others can’t?” This line of thinking becomes central to the “Value Painting” series. A collection of somewhat sarcastic artworks that help articulate the privileges associated with collecting and the role capital plays in cultural preservation.
This artwork was sold with a “0 Down” purchase agreement option, allowing gallery visitors to purchase the work for no money down. The purchaser would then need to pay off the art over time via a series of interest payments. If the new owner defaulted, Studio Hash retained the right to repossess the artwork creating a performative element to the piece.
This monochromatic artwork by Josh Hash from 2017 reveals the subtle outline of the phrase “0 Down,” which plays satirically with the notion of accessibility within the art world. Hash contrasts proletariate marketing slogans from layaway sales agreements against austere painterly aesthetics. Thus, presenting a conflicted view on contemporary art production.
Having been done shortly after leaving an undergrad program at SFAI and subsequently incurring a fair amount of student debt, Hash was focused on redefining his relationship with art. Taking inspiration from Art Provera movements, the work focuses on questions like, “How can one make art when one can’t afford art? Or why is success defined by affording things others can’t?” This line of thinking becomes central to the “Value Painting” series. A collection of somewhat sarcastic artworks that help articulate the privileges associated with collecting and the role capital plays in cultural preservation.
This artwork was sold with a “0 Down” purchase agreement option, allowing gallery visitors to purchase the work for no money down. The purchaser would then need to pay off the art over time via a series of interest payments. If the new owner defaulted, Studio Hash retained the right to repossess the artwork creating a performative element to the piece.
This monochromatic artwork by Josh Hash from 2017 reveals the subtle outline of the phrase “0 Down,” which plays satirically with the notion of accessibility within the art world. Hash contrasts proletariate marketing slogans from layaway sales agreements against austere painterly aesthetics. Thus, presenting a conflicted view on contemporary art production.
Having been done shortly after leaving an undergrad program at SFAI and subsequently incurring a fair amount of student debt, Hash was focused on redefining his relationship with art. Taking inspiration from Art Provera movements, the work focuses on questions like, “How can one make art when one can’t afford art? Or why is success defined by affording things others can’t?” This line of thinking becomes central to the “Value Painting” series. A collection of somewhat sarcastic artworks that help articulate the privileges associated with collecting and the role capital plays in cultural preservation.
This artwork was sold with a “0 Down” purchase agreement option, allowing gallery visitors to purchase the work for no money down. The purchaser would then need to pay off the art over time via a series of interest payments. If the new owner defaulted, Studio Hash retained the right to repossess the artwork creating a performative element to the piece.