Cometh The Beast
DESCRIPTION
'Cometh the Beast' is available in the following formats:
A5 Greetings Card
A4 Unframed/Framed Print
Limited Edition in a series of 100. Epson archival pigment print on German Etching 310gsm. Signed by the artist.
Original. For the discerning collector of Dystopian, Dark Art. With signed Certificate of Authenticity.
PRODUCTION
The open prints are done at the Southside Rehabilitation Association (SRA) Copyshop, a local charity rehabilitating adults recovering from mental health issues into the workplace. Every sale of a card or print therefore benefits SRA.
The limited edition/giclee prints are from Chris Clack's Dulwich Printing Services, a well-established local fine art printer that I have worked with for the past 10 years.
SHIPPING FOR FRAMES & MOUNTS IN EU
If you're interested in purchasing a mounted or framed reproduction of my artwork, kindly reach out to me directly. Please provide the specific details of the artwork you desire, specify whether you prefer a framed or mounted version, and include your shipping information, including your home address.
Cometh the Beast, 2020
On the morning of the 13th April 2020 I had woken up very early. My head was full of images. I knew that if I fell back to sleep, when I awoke again the images would be gone so I got up and scribbled them (see above) down on a sketch pad before going back to sleep.
Those scribbles were the beginning of what became 'Cometh the Beast', a terrifying, dystopian nightmare of a piece inspired by all that was going on in 2020. The initial idea was of a spiderish silicon chip creature extending its limbs to encompass the globe, coupled with robotic entities inserting themselves/needles into heads and babies.
The theme was of course transhumanism and the so-called 5th Industrial Revolution. Very early on, the connection with Nazism and Eugenics was made via the WHO and the sterilisation projects of organisations such asthe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, amongst others. I never imagined it would sell but it has, both as an A5 card, presumably to be made into a frame and as a Limited Edition wall art.