Strauss & co - Review 2009

29 Stanley Pinker S OUTH A FRICAN 1924- Man and Car signed and dated 91, inscribed with the title and the artist’s address on the reverse oil and mixed media on canvas 168 by 138 cm SOLD R579 280, OCTOBER 2009 Stanley Pinker, with typical humour and acuity, employs the language of advertising – the action man and his car – in an apparent celebration of the seductive qualities of speed and style, while nevertheless questioning the dehumanising power of corporations and the willingness of consumers to be subsumed by their desires.