Tondo of LUV sitting on the ground in a street

LY

Still Confused

€2,000

Edition of 50⌀ 72.5 (H) cm

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LY extolls droll wanderlust in greyscale scenes roamed by imagined character, LUV.

While themes of urban isolation predate COVID-19 in the artist's work, they are perhaps more tangible and universally-felt in the aftermath of almost two years of various lockdowns and restrictions. A pair of new editions, Confused LUV and Still Confused see the artist's ever-ambiguous character curled into a ball. As their titles suggest, LUV is confused.

Framing

Prints can be ordered float-mounted in a circular solid wood frame, painted black and fitted with UV plexiglass for protection. An option to upgrade to TruVue Optium Acrylic is also available.

Medium

Hand-pulled 33-layer, 16-colour screenprint on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm with UV spot varnish details.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

Individually signed and numbered by the artist.

Release date

January 20, 2022

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LY smiling standing in front of a greyscale painting

LY16 collaborationsLY is a Tokyo artist born and bred, and in her art, she depicts her beloved city through the prism of her imagination. Her painting, drawing and sculpture muse on modern life in a neo-pop, Superflat style. And there is one main character at the centre of it all, LUV. The black and white endearing creature appears in different settings, from cityscapes to lush forests, all depicted with hard-edged planes of colour. Through LUV, LY also tells personal anecdotes to document broader cultural trends and histories. The painting The Skate Shop in the Woods (2020), for example, shows a quintessential pandemic scenario: LUV arriving at a shop to find it closed. One iteration of LUV is curled on the floor, looking lonely, while another comically pokes its head out from behind a shrub as if to say ‘peek-a-boo’. Together, the different sides of LUV’s personality perfectly capture the strange mix of loneliness, boredom and absurdity felt by many people during global lockdowns.

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