Rogue Squadron
2012.
Materials: Gold Leaf, MDF and Photographic Vinyl.
Dimensions (L x W x H): Variable
As with super hero characters, objects from childhood bearing war references and recreations of objects designed for violence (such as guns and military vehicle models) can through the imagination of a child, inversely inspire an interest in something more peaceful and sublime than firing bullets in malice. ‘Gold Leader’, ‘To Infinity and Beyond’, ‘Richard’s Drone’, and ‘Cumulus’ (all 2012), are works based on the Lockheed F117 Nighthawk ground attack aircraft. Infamously employed in the 1990-1991 Gulf War due to having a very small radar signature 0.025 m2, Hargreaves’ works have received imaginative surface treatments, including imagery of clouds and outer space that play on the creative potential of stealth camouflage.
Text by Matt Blomeley from the exhibition Super Heroes.
