Turn Up The Bass

“Turn up the Bass” celebrates the boombox as cultural icon through three distinct sculptural interpretations. Two pieces feature oversized boomboxes with graffiti-style lettering – one rendered in metallic silver tones, the other in vibrant blue spray paint – both with the title repeating above and below in bold orange and red. The sculptural depth brings these music machines off the wall, creating shadows and dimension that emphasize their physical presence.

These pieces pay tribute to the boombox era when music was a public declaration rather than a private experience. Carrying one on your shoulder meant something – it announced your presence, your taste, your refusal to stay quiet. The oversized format and graffiti aesthetic connect the boombox to hip-hop’s street art origins, showing how sound and visual culture grew up together on the same pavements.