RWB KepRage, 2011

Signed & Numbered Regular Edition Of 200  $195.00

12 Color Serigraph On Coventry Rag, Size: 28 1/4 x 36 3/4

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I like building the layers on a light board. I think the light mesmerizes me into a cathartic state. Trying to separate the outline layer was seriously a bitch. I widdled down the charcoal pencils all they way to the stubs. My man Justin saved the day with this last piece of scrap film that had a tooth to the texture. The other film was too smooth for the pencils and the paint pens would just clogged up. Tony printed a test piece red so I could see the lines to register too. We also printed a subtle pearl sheen on the white parts of the letters. This guy Tony is a machine. He is an amazing printer but also a great problem solver. I’m used to approaching things unconventional, that’s just because I do what feels best. Working with Tony at Modern Multiples has taught me how to approach problem solving in a whole new light. Print making is no joke but we talk a lot of shit while doing it…….

PURCHASE INFO….

RWB KepRage, 2011

Signed & numbered regular edition of 200

12 color serigraph on coventry rag, Size: 28 1/4 x 36 3/4

$250 regular edition (Shipping: $10 Domestic/ $20 International)

Thanks to all for your support of the show! I’ve gotten your emails and tweets, for everyone that could not get to NYC today, the gallery will take email orders:

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Opera Gallery 115 Spring Street, New York, NY

The American Graffiti Artist can be seen at Opera Gallery NYC from May 6 – 18

*MEDIUM: Serigraph
*NUMBER OF COLORS: 3
*2 COLORWAYS:Red ans Black
*SUBSTRATE: Coventry Rag Vellum 320 gsm
*PAPER SIZE: 22″ x 30″
*SIGNATURE LOCATION: Lower Right
*NUMBER LOCATION: Lower Left
*STUDIO CHOP: Lower Left

Black signed and numbered edition- 25
Red signed and numbered edition- 33
Publisher’s proof- 4
Artist’s proof- 3
Printer’s proof- 3
Black uniques- 5
Red uniques- 4
TOTAL AUTHENTICATED EDITION- 77

The Declaration Of Independence was written in a time when men wore wigs and fought with muskets. The phrase in my print implies that people have the right to revolution and positive change in pursuit of their happiness. I don’t see blood spilling into the streets, the revolution I see is in the hearts and minds.

THE DECLARATION

THE DECLARATION- CLOSE UP

SIGNATURE

SABER SIGNING THE PRINT

THE DECLARATION- HAND TOUCHED

I usually steer away from having a political edge in my art, but inherently the act of Graffiti alone is a political act, and recently I’ve found myself being pulled strongly in that direction. So I think it was the natural next step for me to want to combine the textures I use and see in the urban environment, with American icons.

In this print you see the Washington Monument. The image, at first glance to has an apocalyptic vibe, but looking further you see that the essence is actually from deconstruction, and is a way to test revolutionary ideas through the safety of visual media. All of the names scrawled into the crumbling obelisk are of those who broke the status quo with their determination to make their mark on society, rejecting existing traditions of artistic expression.

To help represent this idea, I chose a line from the Declaration Of Independence that seemed to fit the current frustrations.

“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government” (World).

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