Usually there’s only one person brandishing a yellow card at players during a football game. But a new artwork by artist Jonathan Monk will put the power back in the hands of supporters of Glasgow-based football club Partick Thistle.
Monk has created a limited edition yellow card using the club’s colours of red and yellow, mimicking the design of the club’s shirt. And the first 2000 fans through the turnstiles at this weekend’s game against Dundee United will receive the collectibles to take home with them for free.
It is the fourth such commission by Thistle, following Turner Prize nominee David Shrigley’s Kingsley mascot, a free football designed by graffiti artist Barry McGee and US artist Jon Rubin‘s limited edition football scarves.
Monk said: “Everyone knows what a yellow card represents in football, so I knew this would be a great way to not only appeal to fans, but create something with my own influence. I knew if I designed the card to be housed in a red envelope, it would look a little bit like the Thistle jersey, so I just ran with the idea.”
Berlin-based Monk has a long standing association with Glasgow, having studied at Glasgow School of Art back in the early 1990s. The artist, who is known for his witty re-imagining of conceptual and minimalist art, has also previously exhibited at the city’s Tramway gallery in 2008.
He comments: “When I lived in Glasgow years ago, I did go and watch Partick play a few times, so it’s great to be part of a match day in a way where I can bring my passion for art to the lives of people so passionate about football.”
