Once, television promised us enlightenment. Instead, it gave us underwire and horsepower. In Broadcast Body, the woman is reduced to an advertisement, the car becomes her crown, and the whole production hums like a commercial break gone terribly right.
Of course, I could have given you Greek statuary or delicate allegory—but why bother, when pop culture does absurdity so much better? It’s my valentine to the marriage of desire and machinery, sweetheart. And like most marriages, it comes with static.
Love,
Joan
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Broadcast Body by Joan Seed reimagines pop culture’s machinery of desire. A torso framed in a vintage television, crowned by the gleaming front of a car, becomes both object and icon. The result is witty, unsettling, and undeniably glamorous—a satirical look at mid-century ideals of consumption, femininity, and spectacle.
Perfect for interior designers sourcing statement artwork, collectors of ironic surrealism, and galleries curating pop-culture commentary, Broadcast Body captures the humor and disquiet at the heart of Americana.
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Title:Broadcast Body by Joan Seed
Medium: Digital collage, retro surrealism
Sizes Available:
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Material: Museum-grade archival paper, giclée print
Copyright: © Joan Seed. All Rights Reserved.
Inquiries/Commissions: joan@joanseed.ca
Once, television promised us enlightenment. Instead, it gave us underwire and horsepower. In Broadcast Body, the woman is reduced to an advertisement, the car becomes her crown, and the whole production hums like a commercial break gone terribly right.
Of course, I could have given you Greek statuary or delicate allegory—but why bother, when pop culture does absurdity so much better? It’s my valentine to the marriage of desire and machinery, sweetheart. And like most marriages, it comes with static.
Love,
Joan
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Broadcast Body by Joan Seed reimagines pop culture’s machinery of desire. A torso framed in a vintage television, crowned by the gleaming front of a car, becomes both object and icon. The result is witty, unsettling, and undeniably glamorous—a satirical look at mid-century ideals of consumption, femininity, and spectacle.
Perfect for interior designers sourcing statement artwork, collectors of ironic surrealism, and galleries curating pop-culture commentary, Broadcast Body captures the humor and disquiet at the heart of Americana.
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Title:Broadcast Body by Joan Seed
Medium: Digital collage, retro surrealism
Sizes Available:
30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Material: Museum-grade archival paper, giclée print
Copyright: © Joan Seed. All Rights Reserved.
Inquiries/Commissions: joan@joanseed.ca
Style & Themes: Retro surreal collage, satirical Americana, pop surrealism, dark humor art, ironic feminist surrealism
Target Audience: Interior designers, dark humor art collectors, contemporary art galleries, curators, art dealers, retro pop collectors
Decor Uses: Statement living room piece, gallery centerpiece, office art, bold modern interiors
