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Plastic Jesus
"Caveman" - Limited Edition Fine Art Print

2015-2020

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This entire series was inspired by a piece of graffiti by the street artist Banksy in the UK. Nick Stern - who ironically has been called the Banksy of Los Angeles and goes by the street name "Plastic Jesus" -decided to set himself the challenge to recreate the original Banksy graffiti with as much accuracy as possible, including the texture of the walls where the stencils were on and the windows on the buildings here in Los Angeles. Most were recreated “in situation”, without any photo shop. Only two works “The Maid” and “The Lovers” required minimal photoshop. Nick is English as is Banksy but based in Los Angeles so finding brick walls or a sash window was fun to find for the shoots. All photographs are printed to order and signed, with a certificate of authenticity signed by Wallspace. They are printed on 20”x16”paper with a border included - be aware that images may not all be exactly the same size as the imagery has different layouts. The paper size will be framed to the same size. The paper is a heavy weight fine art paper Entrada. fine art print edition of 25 16x20 Sale $525 24x30 Sale $650
  • Creator:
    Plastic Jesus (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2015-2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    24x30 Limited Edition of 25Price: $445
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  • Gallery Location:
    West Hollywood, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: ns0111stDibs: LU115726689112
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