This is Spinal Tap

Artist: Brent Doty
Series: Serialist Painting
Title: This Is Spinal Tap
Size: 48" x 60" x 8"
Year: 2014
Medium: Serialist sculptural mixed media painting
 
  This one-of-a-kind artwork by Brent the Serialist transforms his painting into a sculptural physical object as much as an image. The artwork is housed in a large-scale, sculptural frame that mimics a Marshall amplifier, complete with corner bumpers and control dials—each permanently cranked to eleven. The piece collapses music history, satire, and contemporary art into a single high-impact form.
 
  Constructed through layered imagery, hand-built components, and serialist repetition, the painting operates as both tribute and commentary. Humor functions as structure rather than decoration, reinforcing the cultural legacy of excess, performance, and volume that defines rock mythology. The sculptural presentation blurs the boundary between painting, object, and stage prop, demanding presence within any space it occupies.
 
  This Is Spinal Tap is designed for collectors who value cultural literacy, wit, and bold visual authority. Ideal for female collectors, corporate collections, creative offices, interior designers, and luxury loft or condo settings, the artwork serves as a statement centerpiece and a serious investment-grade work—irreverent in spirit, uncompromising in execution, and entirely one of a kind.