Arlo Sinclair OutRun: Big Oil (3.5" Disk) For Sale

Arlo Sinclair

OutRun: Big Oil (3.5" Disk), 2025

Oil on canvas 1/1 Unique Signed on verso + COA

Unframed: 70 cm (W) x 70cm (H) Framed: 80cm (W) x 80cm (H) x 4cm (D)

OutRun: Big Oil (3.5" Disk), 2025

Oil on canvas 1/1 Unique Signed on verso + COA

Unframed: 70 cm (W) x 70cm (H) Framed: 80cm (W) x 80cm (H) x 4cm (D)

About this work

This striking square canvas presents a nostalgic intersection of 1980s digital culture and contemporary artistic practice. Sinclair renders a meticulously detailed 3.5-inch floppy disk in oil paint, its surface bearing the iconic OutRun arcade game branding juxtaposed with "Big Oil" text. The work demonstrates exceptional technical skill, with the artist capturing the plastic sheen and magnetic disk's subtle texture through careful layering and precise brushwork. The composition centers the obsolete storage medium against a clean background, transforming this relic of early computing into a monument of material culture. The piece offers compelling commentary on technology's ephemeral nature while playfully acknowledging the irony of depicting digital media in the most traditional of materials. As a unique signed work with certificate of authenticity, it represents an important example of Sinclair's examination of media archaeology and industrial nostalgia. The substantial scale elevates the humble disk to heroic proportions, inviting collectors to reconsider overlooked technological artifacts through a contemporary lens. Available for purchase — enquire for price and availability.

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