Conceived just before the pandemic this artist book of twenty nine screenprint images spanning forty four pages was put into book form with the skill and design of Asa Nakata. The moneybag-headed capitalist, the one-eyed pyramid dollar, and the klan mask are used here as shorthand for the destructive powers arrayed against the people and the planet at this critical moment of economic inequality, racist xenophobia and environmental disaster. But a growing alternative power is also at play. It's a power that can challenge the fascists if only the sleeping giant can arise to overthrow these forces and create a world that embraces all life. The big punch in the end is a moveable guillotine - leading to hours of fun decapitating capital. Tipping Point uses satire to make it’s point but the goal is to move towards a vision of transformation, a tipping point to something better.
Tipping Point, Conceived, drawn, & screenprinted by
Art Hazelwood, Point Richmond, CA
Book binding & design by Asa Nakata, San Francisco, CA
12" x 9" x 1 3/8", 44 pages, 2021, edition of 25, slipcase, hardcover with moving guillotine, $1250
