Frankenstein
2009
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2009
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Frankenstein is a 2009 by Simon Meyrick-Jones, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a messy lab with a slumped figure in a chair getting a haircut. A barber stands over him, while a ghostly figure in a lab coat holds up a sign for *Daytime with Tracy*. Shelves hold jars, bottles, and a skull. The floor is littered with cans and a half-eaten sandwich. The drawing pokes fun at how we assume people have jobs and homes—until things change. It’s a dark joke about unemployment, made even funnier by the mix of everyday life and sci-fi horror. Want to see more of this artist’s sharp, funny work? Check out Simon Meyrick-Jones.
The drawing depicts Frankenstein's monster slumped in an armchair, smoking and holding a can while watching a television screen displaying the text "DAYTIME WITH TRACY." Two men stand behind the chair, their faces showing shock. Beneath the image, a caption reads, "I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT, I JUST ASSUMED HE'D GET A JOB AND FIND A PLACE TO LIVE. BUT NOW WITH THE RECESSION...."
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This artist made a single drawing titled *Frankenstein* in 2009. It belongs to no formal movement, just a contemporary moment when artists reimagined classic stories in new forms. The piece shows how one image can carry…
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