Vintage 1998/1999 Mambo "Bird Brain" T-Shirt - Art by Matthew Martin
US$115.63 - sold
Vintage 1998/1999 Mambo "Bird Brain" T-Shirt - Art by Matthew Martin
A brilliant piece of Australian satirical pop-art surf culture from Mambo's golden late-90s era. The back graphic features the famous "Bird Brain" artwork by acclaimed cartoonist Matthew Martin (signed with his discreet "m.m" signature near the base). Martin plays on the English idiom "birdbrain" (meaning a foolish or scatterbrained person) with pure Mambo irony: a headless poultry creature striking an epiphany gesture while a glowing incandescent light bulb bursts forth from its decapitated neck