House On Union Street
House On Union Street
Signed Print
Bob Dylan
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54 x 41cm, Edition of 295, Giclée print
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Meaning & Analysis
House On Union Street is a print from Bob Dylan’s Drawn Blank series, released in an edition of 295 in 2012. It transforms an anonymous home into a meditation on belonging, home, and memory. The quaint house is universally familiar, representing every person’s memory of home or somewhere they used to know. Streets like this populate suburbs across America, embodying Dylan’s exploration of home and familiarity within his broader scope of work.
In House On Union Street, Dylan uses a compelling colour palette that breathes life into this archetypal American home. His dynamic brushstrokes convey energy and life within the house, but also suggest movement, as if the viewer is just passing by. The contrasting blues and greens are both natural and exaggerated, as if immortalised in a happy memory. As such, the work embodies themes of nostalgia and the passage of time that recur throughout his music and visual art. As part of the Drawn Blank series' focus on quintessential American scenes and settings, this piece exemplifies Dylan's philosophy of documenting authentic, lived-in American experiences rather than more well-known tourist perspectives. Dylan's technique here bridges folk art sensibilities with contemporary expression, creating a work that speaks to both personal and collective memories of what constitutes home in the American imagination. The house serves as a visual anchor for all viewers contemplating identity and place.