Discarded half-open chip tray, cast in bronze and painted to look real.Finding beauty in the trashy and ugly, Turk gives the polystyrene used chip tray &ndash; alongside with its cousin the burger tray &ndash; a grandiose makeover, transforming rubbish into art in the form of a painted bronze sculpture. The remains of a traditional English dish and cheap street food for the masses, Turk&rsquo;s chip trays become elegiac and nostalgic relics not just of a hearty meal but a set of cultural values which appear to be rapidly vanishing.

Chips to Go

Painted bronze

Polystyrene

Sculpture

Discarded half-open chip tray, cast in bronze and painted to look real.Finding beauty in the trashy and ugly, Turk gives the polystyrene used chip tray – alongside with its cousin the burger tray – a grandiose makeover, transforming rubbish into art in the form of a painted bronze sculpture. The remains of a traditional English dish and cheap street food for the masses, Turk’s chip trays become elegiac and nostalgic relics not just of a hearty meal but a set of cultural values which appear to be rapidly vanishing.

A bronze cast of a crushed polystyrene chip tray, painted to look real.

Finding beauty in the trashy and ugly, Turk gives the polystyrene used chip tray – alongside with its cousin the burger tray – a grandiose makeover, transforming rubbish into art in the form of a painted bronze sculpture. The remains of a traditional English dish and cheap street food for the masses, Turk’s chip trays become elegiac and nostalgic relics not just of a hearty meal but a set of cultural values which appear to be rapidly vanishing.

Cod and Chips to Take Away

Packaging

Food

A bronze cast of a crushed polystyrene chip tray, painted to look real. Finding beauty in the trashy and ugly, Turk gives the polystyrene used chip tray – alongside with its cousin the burger tray – a grandiose makeover, transforming rubbish into art in the form of a painted bronze sculpture. The remains of a traditional English dish and cheap street food for the masses, Turk’s chip trays become elegiac and nostalgic relics not just of a hearty meal but a set of cultural values which appear to be rapidly vanishing.

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup with the top part torn off, painted to look real.

The Wall Torn Down

Cups

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup with the top part torn off, painted to look real.

A polystyrene carving of a reclining woman lying on a double plinth based on De Chirico's obsessive series of paintings of the sculpture &lsquo;Ariadne&rsquo;.

Ariadne

Polystyrene balls and polymer on canvas

Outsider

A polystyrene carving of a reclining woman lying on a double plinth based on De Chirico's obsessive series of paintings of the sculpture ‘Ariadne’.

Ariadne (2006–2014) is a bronze sculpture painted to look like a crudely carved polystyrene approximation

of the Greek Goddess. The Italian metaphysical painter De Chirico used this reclining symbol as an archetype

of classicism in a series of surreal landscapes. By appearing to render her in this pernicious 20th century material, the artist makes a punkish throw-up in the consecrated gallery. In a nod to Tony Hancock’s ‘The Rebel’, he questions value and the history of western traditions through the degenerated male gaze.

Ariadne (2006–2014) is a bronze sculpture painted to look like a crudely carved polystyrene approximationof the Greek Goddess. The Italian metaphysical painter De Chirico used this reclining symbol as an archetypeof classicism in a series of surreal landscapes. By appearing to render her in this pernicious 20th century material, the artist makes a punkish throw-up in the consecrated gallery. In a nod to Tony Hancock’s ‘The Rebel’, he questions value and the history of western traditions through the degenerated male gaze.

Painted Bronze

Ariadne (2006–2014) is a bronze sculpture painted to look like a crudely carved polystyrene approximation of the Greek Goddess. The Italian metaphysical painter De Chirico used this reclining symbol as an archetype of classicism in a series of surreal landscapes. By appearing to render her in this pernicious 20th century material, the artist makes a punkish throw-up in the consecrated gallery. In a nod to Tony Hancock’s ‘The Rebel’, he questions value and the history of western traditions through the degenerated male gaze.

A red outline of a polystyrene tea cup overlaid with a green outline to give the illusion that the cup is 3D.

3D Polystyrene Cup

Acrylic silkscreen on paper

Illusion

Silkscreen

A red outline of a polystyrene tea cup overlaid with a green outline to give the illusion that the cup is 3D.

Cod &amp; Chips to Go 

Cod & Chips to Go 

A bronze cast of a dishevelled polystyrene burger tray, painted to look real.

Burger Tray

Trompe L'oeil

A bronze cast of a dishevelled polystyrene burger tray, painted to look real.

A bronze cast of a polystyrene chip tray painted to look real with pieces of resin to resemble chip residue. Finding beauty in the trashy and ugly, Turk gives the polystyrene used chip tray &ndash; alongside with its cousin the burger tray &ndash; a grandiose makeover, transforming rubbish into art in the form of a painted bronze sculpture. The remains of a traditional English dish and cheap street food for the masses, Turk&rsquo;s chip trays become elegiac and nostalgic relics not just of a hearty meal but a set of cultural values which appear to be rapidly vanishing.

Chip Tray

Resin & painted bronze

A bronze cast of a polystyrene chip tray painted to look real with pieces of resin to resemble chip residue. Finding beauty in the trashy and ugly, Turk gives the polystyrene used chip tray – alongside with its cousin the burger tray – a grandiose makeover, transforming rubbish into art in the form of a painted bronze sculpture. The remains of a traditional English dish and cheap street food for the masses, Turk’s chip trays become elegiac and nostalgic relics not just of a hearty meal but a set of cultural values which appear to be rapidly vanishing.

A bronze cast of 2 stacked polystyrene cups painted to look real.

Double Cup

A bronze cast of 2 stacked polystyrene cups painted to look real.

A bronze cast of a small polystyrene cup painted with green smears to resemble the leftover traces of mushy peas.

Peas &amp; Love

A bronze cast of a small polystyrene cup painted with green smears to resemble the leftover traces of mushy peas.

Peas & Love

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea &amp; painted to look real with a crack down the side.

Tea and Crack

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea & painted to look real with a crack down the side.

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea &amp; painted to look real with a jagged split down one side.

Lightning Cup

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea & painted to look real with a jagged split down one side.

A bronze cast of used polystyrene chip tray painted to look real with pieces of resin to resemble chip residue.

Finding beauty in the trashy and ugly, Turk gives the polystyrene used chip tray – alongside with its cousin the burger tray – a grandiose makeover, transforming rubbish into art in the form of a painted bronze sculpture. The remains of a traditional English dish and cheap street food for the masses, Turk’s chip trays become elegiac and nostalgic relics not just of a hearty meal but a set of cultural values which appear to be rapidly vanishing.

Chish &lsquo;n&rsquo; Fips

A bronze cast of used polystyrene chip tray painted to look real with pieces of resin to resemble chip residue. Finding beauty in the trashy and ugly, Turk gives the polystyrene used chip tray – alongside with its cousin the burger tray – a grandiose makeover, transforming rubbish into art in the form of a painted bronze sculpture. The remains of a traditional English dish and cheap street food for the masses, Turk’s chip trays become elegiac and nostalgic relics not just of a hearty meal but a set of cultural values which appear to be rapidly vanishing.

Chish 'n' Fips

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea & painted to look real.

Nomadic Assistance

Waste

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea &amp; painted to look real.

Nomadic Existence

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea and smudged finger prints &amp; painted to look real.

&lsquo;Spare Change for the Needy!&rsquo;

Homeless

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea and smudged finger prints & painted to look real.

'Spare Change for the Needy!'

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea &amp; painted to look real with a number of holes burnt into the sides.

Holy Grail

Smoke

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea & painted to look real with a number of holes burnt into the sides.

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup painted to look real.

The World Cup

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup painted to look real.

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea &amp; painted to look real with a bite mark in the rim.

Smiley Cup

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea & painted to look real with a bite mark in the rim.

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea &amp; painted to look real with DART written on the bottom.

Cup D&rsquo;Art

A bronze cast of a polystyrene cup stained with tea & painted to look real with DART written on the bottom.

Cup D'Art

A large surface covered in polystyrene balls, referencing Piero Manzoni works, with the artists signature emerging in a polyester ball relief.

Constellation

Signatures

A large surface covered in polystyrene balls, referencing Piero Manzoni works, with the artists signature emerging in a polyester ball relief.