framed artwork black gold handfinished figure

Ferrari Sheppard

Kalima

€3,500

Edition of 50110.0 (H) × 85.0 (W) cmHand-finished

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Through gestural scenes of childhood and family, American artist Ferrari Sheppard celebrates humanity and diasporic Black life.

Kalima is based on an original painting of the same name, part of an ongoing study exploring methods of rendering the figure.

Medium

26 colour screenprint is hand finished by the artist with unique elements in acrylic paint, charcoal and 24k gold on Coventry Rag Vellum 320gsm.

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Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

Hand-finished the edition in the artist's signature energetic style, giving each piece its own unique character.

Release date

March 17, 2021

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Portrait photograph of Ferrari Sheppard sat in front of his painting looking towards the camera

Ferrari Sheppard3 collaborationsFor American artist Ferrari Sheppard, painting is “100% spiritual”. The studio is his refuge and when he paints it often feels like “some greater energy is creating the work”. Growing up in Chicago in the 1990s, Ferrari was a self-confessed “art geek”. When it came to college, he gained a place at the prestigious Fine Art Institute of Chicago. However, the overly-conceptual BA programme ended up pushing Ferrari away from painting, and after he graduated in 2004, he started his career as a writer, photographer and music producer. In 2016, Ferrari returned to his “true purpose” in visual art, and began developing his layered, deeply expressive portraits with acrylic, charcoal and 24-karat gold leaf. His audacious signature style garnered much attention in the art world, and almost a decade later he is firmly cemented as a leading figure in contemporary art.

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