Helter Skelter II, along with its partner work Helter Skelter I, was made by Mark Bradford using flyers and pieces of paper. Mark Bradford – Helter Skelter II, 2007 How the works were created One must look closely, move back and forth, and carefully observe the smallest details to grasp the concept of it. This piece requires observation, time, and movement.
Due to the size and media, and intricate details, it is near impossible to absorb everything within a single glance.
It is not just layered formally but conceptually and narratively. Accompanying images and text give it a more wholesome appeal. It emerges as silver cracks on the face of the earth. Helter Skelter II can be considered a portrait of the city and is more decentralized and diffused than its companion Helter Skelter I. Both Helter Skelter I and Helter Skelter II discuss the complex history of Los Angeles.
Helter Skelter II is another notable work in the category of observing complex psychological traits by Mark Bradford. Mark Bradford – Helter Skelter I (detail), 2007 Helter Skelter II It also put it in one of the most expensive pieces of art in the world. The sale of Helter Skelter I marked the highest price ever received for a piece of art by an African American at an auction for this art, it created a new record. The piece is now a the Broad Museum in Los Angeles, where the public has a chance to enjoy the work as well. In 2007, this work sold out for $10.4 million to Billionaire and philanthropist Eli Broad. People who feel connected to a certain piece and are wealthy enough to afford them buy those pieces to keep them forever. Mark Bradford – Helter Skelter I Record priceĪrtworks can create an emotional connection. The collage encompasses both micro and macro elements combined into something that is microscopic one minute and shows an active terrain the next. Helter Skelter is a mini topography showing valleys mountains as Bradford uses different media to add essence to the work. Mark Bradford, the artist who created both works, is known for his mixed-media paintings, which include paper, paint, foil, drawings, and string or caulk. Two of these masterpieces are Helter Skelter I and Helter Skelter II that have challenged the way waste paper can be used. One just cannot believe what impressive pieces can be made using these. Collage is the art of using discarded or waste paper to create artworks, often using recycling waste paper.
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