{"id":137942,"date":"2023-06-25T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-love-that-theyre-not-by-an-artist-the-accidental-pop-art-found-in-a-dollar-shop\/"},"modified":"2023-06-25T22:09:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T15:09:10","slug":"i-love-that-theyre-not-by-an-artist-the-accidental-pop-art-found-in-a-dollar-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/i-love-that-theyre-not-by-an-artist-the-accidental-pop-art-found-in-a-dollar-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I love that they\u2019re not by an artist\u2019: the accidental pop art found in a dollar shop"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn our series on artworks in Australian homes, Melbourne artist Beci Orpin shows us the hand-crafted sale signs she chanced upon at a local storeRead more Wall storiesGet Guardian Australia\u2019s weekend culture and lifestyle emailAbout a year ago, the local dollar shop near Beci Orpin\u2019s Brunswick studio was closing down. The Hot Potatoes store on Sydney Road, according to the Melbourne designer, illustrator and maker, was \u201ciconic\u201d.As the owners began their liquidation, two signs appeared in the window advertising that all stock was \u201c50% OFF\u201d. Orpin fell in love. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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