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The Connor Brothers


"Most people are happy to think, 'this is the way it is'. But it really isn't. Who knows the truth of anything?"

The Connor Brothers are fictional characters Franklyn and Brendan Connor, whose work blurs the line between fiction and reality. Through humour and dark pathos, they make us question how we experience things and how we construct our own sense of reality, by giving us a glimpse of the infinite possibilities surrounding us. 

Their acclaimed four year long 'Pulp Fiction' series was an incredibly rich body of work which recontextualised the artworks of 1950's dime novels, reworked to give new and unsettling meanings. Hollywood heroes and vintage pin ups are paired with wry, witty and sometimes dark captions, echoing contemporary sentiment through these romantic nostalgic subjects.

The Pulp Fiction series has served as a vehicle for the Brothers to explore contemporary society's obsession with fake news and a post truth reality, questioning what we mean when we say that something is 'true'.

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The Connor Brothers


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The Connor Brothers

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation

Hand Coloured Pigment Print with Acrylic and Oil Stick

37 x 26.5 cm

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The Connor Brothers

If you've got a skeleton in your closet you'd better make it dance

Giclée print with silkscreen varnish

42 x 29 cm

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The Connor Brothers

Every Saint Has a Past and Every Sinner Has a Future

Hand painted vintage paperback with silkscreen print

16 x 11 x 1 cm

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The Connor Brothers

Extraordinary People

Giclee print with silkscreen varnish

42 x 29 cm

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The Connor Brothers

So It Goes

Giclee print with silkscreen varnish

42 x 29 cm

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The Connor Brothers

I Drink To Make Other People More Interesting

Giclee print with silkscreen varnish

42 x 29 cm

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The Connor Brothers

If It's Not Weird I'm Not Interested

Giclee print with silkscreen varnish

41.5 x 29 cm

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The Connor Brothers

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation

Giclee print with silkscreen varnish

37 x 26.5 cm

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The Connor Brothers

Absence Makes the Days Grow Longer

Giclee print with silkscreen varnish

84 x 56 cm

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The Connor Brothers

There's Nothing So Seductive As A Dangerous Idea

Hand coloured pigment print with acrylic and oil stick.

120 x 75 cm

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The Connor Brothers

Every Saint Has a Past and Every Sinner Has a Future

Giclee print with silkscreen varnish

120 x 75 cm

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The Connor Brothers

Maybe It's Not About a Happy Ending

Giclee print with silkscreen varnish

84 x 56 cm

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"Most people are happy to think, 'this is the way it is'. But it really isn't. Who knows the truth of anything?"

The Connor Brothers are fictional characters Franklyn and Brendan Connor, whose work blurs the line between fiction and reality. Through humour and dark pathos, they make us question how we experience things and how we construct our own sense of reality, by giving us a glimpse of the infinite possibilities surrounding us. 

Their acclaimed four year long 'Pulp Fiction' series was an incredibly rich body of work which recontextualised the artworks of 1950's dime novels, reworked to give new and unsettling meanings. Hollywood heroes and vintage pin ups are paired with wry, witty and sometimes dark captions, echoing contemporary sentiment through these romantic nostalgic subjects.

The Pulp Fiction series has served as a vehicle for the Brothers to explore contemporary society's obsession with fake news and a post truth reality, questioning what we mean when we say that something is 'true'.

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