White by Trevor Mezak

Trevor Mezak

White, 2026

Acrylic on Cement

36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

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Yellow Submarine is my interpretation of The Beatles’ iconic submarine as it might appear today — nearly thirty years later — resting in dry dock, weathered and forgotten, with its faded yellow paint stripped away by time as it reflects on its glory days. Screws and rivets are added throughout the composition alongside a reclaimed section of bonderized steel that I hand-hammered to suggest a vessel shaped and worn by decades at sea. The steel at the center of the work serves as the submarine’s porthole with fragments of lyrics from the song embedded inside, tying the industrial textures of the piece back to the nostalgia and imagination of the song.