Tequila & Mezcal Coasters
Tequila & Mezcal Coasters
$125
Daniel Allen Cohen's set of six coasters are the perfect gift or addition to your home during cocktail hour. His take on vices through irony and humor spark conversation. These coasters are an extension of his series Periodic Table of Drugs, where he reconstructed the periodic table of elements into a parody replacing each element with various recreational drugs and alcohol. Each has a witty descriptive and side effects list. The clever, light coaster set, which includes three tequila coasters and three mezcal coasters, is sure to liven up any party.
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Daniel Allen Cohen |
About Daniel Allen Cohen
The Commentator
It may be uncomfortable to see sides of yourself in Daniel Allen Cohen's best known work This Is Addictive, a witty take on vices that address not just obvious ones like drugs, affluence, and fame but technology, social media and shopping. All of his work creates interactive experiences that make viewers question our culture’s societal values. Cohen, a multi-faceted artist originally from Los Angeles, pushes the boundaries on societal issues with irony, humor, and sarcasm. He does so by creating lifelike final products that mimic the very culture they are criticizing. His crafts- manship is distinct, concise and recognizable; it will spark conversation regardless of the viewer's standpoint or experience. In his 2017 series, Periodic Table of Drugs, Cohen reconstructed the periodic table of elements into a parody replacing each element with various recreational drugs like cocaine and LSD. Each has a corresponding description as well, for instance, in cocaine, readers are told "side effects include: inflated ego, expertise with razor blades, rockstar mentality and extreme paranoia." Despite his sarcasm, Cohen thinks of his work very sincerely as his inner child, his calling and his purpose. Rather than using a reprimanding or moralizing lens, he employs irony and simple curiosity to encourage viewers to question where we place value in contemporary culture and in our own lives.
It may be uncomfortable to see sides of yourself in Daniel Allen Cohen's best known work This Is Addictive, a witty take on vices that address not just obvious ones like drugs, affluence, and fame but technology, social media and shopping. All of his work creates interactive experiences that make viewers question our culture’s societal values. Cohen, a multi-faceted artist originally from Los Angeles, pushes the boundaries on societal issues with irony, humor, and sarcasm. He does so by creating lifelike final products that mimic the very culture they are criticizing. His crafts- manship is distinct, concise and recognizable; it will spark conversation regardless of the viewer's standpoint or experience. In his 2017 series, Periodic Table of Drugs, Cohen reconstructed the periodic table of elements into a parody replacing each element with various recreational drugs like cocaine and LSD. Each has a corresponding description as well, for instance, in cocaine, readers are told "side effects include: inflated ego, expertise with razor blades, rockstar mentality and extreme paranoia." Despite his sarcasm, Cohen thinks of his work very sincerely as his inner child, his calling and his purpose. Rather than using a reprimanding or moralizing lens, he employs irony and simple curiosity to encourage viewers to question where we place value in contemporary culture and in our own lives.