These color-woodcut prints offer up beer-themed snippets or slogans and are inspired by advertising and endorsements for the consumption of alcoholic products. The image and text compositions play on societal contradictions that simultaneously advocate for drinking for some and condemning others—victims of alcohol and substance abuse disorders.
These prints are meant to function similarly, beckoning viewers to question whether the depictions are made in jest or as criticism. As a result, the completeness of each message and its interpretation may be seen as equally vague or contradictory.
