Sorry Charlie

A niche commentary on canned fish, this sculpture derives its title from a series of Star-Kist Tuna TV advertisements that aired during the 1960s. The series follows the under-the sea misadventures of Charlie the cartoon fish, who is constantly being denied Star-Kist’s dangling hook, because they only take “the best” fish. Here, in Andy’s interpretation, the tuna can is entangled in a net, with a half-fish having nose-dived into its abyss. A mercury-filled thermometer acts like a spear, symbolic of both the death of the creature, and the mercury poisoning we ourselves digest through our over-consumption of fish.

6” tall
9 ¾” wide
7 ½” deep
Rough cut pine, tuna can, mercury thermometer, and produce net

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