Consumer Condensed: Original 32 Installation Unisex T-Shirt
Like pizza or compliments, it’s hard to have too many tees. But this crew neck t-shirt, featuring GL.Raconteur’s original 32 piece Consumer Condensed installation, is a cut above the rest with its cotton-like polyester material that’s guaranteed to be as good as new after many washes.
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ABOUT THE CONSUMER CONDENSED SERIES
The original concept of the Consumer Condensed series was to examine the language that we use to describe, categorize, label, and measure people with developmental disabilities, and how a thought process rooted in that language affects people with disabilities and our relationships with them. The series provided a rare reflective point of view; offering the artists’ insight as to how she and her peers believe that they are perceived by others. These perceptions are simplified into one-word labels placed underneath the title “Consumer”; the current word of choice through much of California’s service system to refer to someone with a developmental disability.
While Warhol’s iconic soup cans have been repurposed by many, GL.Raconteur/Gabby Ledesma was able to procure the permission and copyright from both Campbell’s Soup and the United States Copyright Office to produce this concept; giving her the sole right to the Consumer Condensed series.
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
95% polyester, 5% elastane
Regular fit, Premium knit mid-weight jersey
Four-way stretch fabric that stretches and recovers on the cross and lengthwise grains
Print placement will change depending on shirt size
About the Artist
ABOUT THE CONSUMER CONDENSED SERIES
Consumer Condensed was GL.Raconteur/Gabby Ledesma’s debut installation to the art world in 2012. The original concept of the series was to examine the language that we use to describe, categorize, label, and measure people with developmental disabilities, and how a thought process rooted in that language affects people with disabilities and our relationships with them. The series provided a rare reflective point of view; offering the artists’ insight as to how she and her peers believe that they are perceived by others. These perceptions are simplified into one-word labels placed underneath the title “Consumer”; the current word of choice through much of California’s service system to refer to someone with a developmental disability.
The installation draws its visual inspiration from Warhol’s 1962 work “Campbell’s Soup Cans,” one of the most recognizable of contemporary artworks. As Warhol provoked critics to question and debate the parameters of fine art; the Consumer Condensed series does the same.
While Warhol’s iconic soup cans have been repurposed by many, GL.Raconteur/Gabby Ledesma was able to procure the permission and copyright from Campbell’s Soup and the United States Copyright Office to produce the series; giving her the sole right to the Consumer Condensed series.
GL.Raconteur/Gabby Ledesma has been creating art for over 20 years. Her mission is to advocate for art in the disabled and special needs community. Her body of work is comprised of watercolors, acrylics and mixed media. In her free time, you can find her going to karaoke with friends, working on 1,000 piece puzzle, or meticulously organizing something.
