The Proverbial Paradox of the Visual Pun
Wed 05 Jan
|Margate
An exhibition of handcrafted images that seek to re-establish the visual pun as a force in modern visual arts. Taking everyday words and phrases, Chris Plato, using engineer’s punches, creates visual puns that enhance and elucidate the viewers understanding
Time & Location
05 Jan 2022, 10:00 – 17 Jan 2022, 16:00
Margate, 31-33 High St, Margate CT9 1DX, UK
About the Event
"The pun is generally considered as humour of a low order - the poor cousin to
wit and satire.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The pun has a long and enviable
pedigree in sharpening the mind and focusing the attention, not only in the
fields of entertainment, politics and the arts, but also in the theatre of war. It
has for centuries been a refined and elegant means of expressing emotions