Fruity

This painting was inspired by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, shown by the international art gallery Perrotin at Art Basel in Miami in 2019 where it was sold for US$120,000. It was duct-taped to the wall and the owner of the gallery stated that `bananas are a symbol of global trade, a double-entendre as well as a classic device for humour`. On the Saturday, New York based performance artist David Datuna ate the banana in-front of a convention centre full of art lovers and the gallery stated that whilst the banana was indeed consumed, it didn’t diminish the integrity of the six figure artwork which was not destroyed, as the banana is simply the idea. The purchaser received a certificate which is the only part of the creation that will last, although the banana was replaced with another banana immediately afterwards. Deborah Azzopardi who exhibited in Miami, was inspired to have the idea of producing and original work of art with a Limited Edition of only 120 copies