Barry McGee

Untitled (Hand-finished)

€3,500

Artwork

Edition of 7878.0 (H) × 50.0 (W) cmHand-finished

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Hand-finished, 28-layer silkscreens from a Bay Area legend.

Our first collaboration with Barry McGee is a greatest hits style montage of his life in San Francisco. From disgruntled looking Everyman heads – an allegory for the city’s ‘invisible’ homeless population – to acronyms for the graffiti crews he tags with, the untitled print rewards those familiar with the artist's expansive and experimental practice. Abstract geometries fill the gaps, providing “areas to rest the eye” and loading the print with McGee's distinct aesthetic code.

Once printed, McGee will add unique details to each print with spray paint and gouache. Illustrative additions introduce familiar faces from his esoteric library of references and symbols, while unplanned dots and lines in grey nod to the graffiti he still sprays today. Testing the process at Brothers Marshall in Malibu, faces, animals and acronyms were added to the right hand side of the print. For the edition itself, expect more of the same and (knowing Barry) a few surprises too.

“I will be interacting with each print in a different way. I try to keep that element of unpredictability when composing work.”

The underlying artworks – 14 colour silkscreens printed in 28 sharp-edged layers – have been created in close collaboration with expert printmakers at Make-Ready in London.

Framing

Prints can be ordered float-mounted in a bespoke oak frame with one of two acrylic glazing options.

Medium

14 colour silkscreen printed in 28 layers on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper, hand-finished by the artist with spray paint and gouache.

Authentication

Individually signed and numbered on reverse, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

As well as being signed and numbered, every print will be blessed by the artist.

Release date

November 09, 2023

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Behind the scenes

Barry McGee walking away from a wall – the image is partially-obscured by 4 sky blue circles

Barry McGee3 collaborationsBarry McGee has lived in San Francisco his whole life. He's travelled across the world to exhibit at prestigious galleries and museums but still finds inspiration in the unexpected beauty of his home. His journey to becoming an artist started back in the 1980s. "We were on the fringe," says McGee, talking about the friends he used to do graffiti with as a teenager. "It's the outcasts, all of the straggly kids that figure out how to work the system." After finishing art school in 1991, Barry became a key member of the Mission School. The group's low-fi aesthetic drew from the grittiness and beauty of city life. "It's kind of dirty, kind of broken," says McGee. "It's basically the whole mess of it that makes it work."

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Reviews from Avant collectors

beautiful print. top notch
Review of Digital Chemicals
The packaging was great. Thank you for including the gloves.
Review of Actual Size
You did a great job with the framing and the packing/shipping. I buy a lot of prints from different vendors and was very impressed.
Review of Out of the Dark
AA always produces an amazing quality product; packaging and framing are always top notch as well!
Review of Prismatic Head Composition
communication from start to finish has been very informative, quick and helpful. I am happy with the professional way in which the piece has been packaged and shipped, protected to a high degree. Thank you to everyone involved.
Review of Something Forbidden (Blue)
Wonderful work and very good quality production I hope to find a new work soon of him or of a artist that I like
Review of Inner Love
As a longtime buyer of prints and editions I am extremely impressed with my first Avant Arte experience. The attention to quality, detail, packaging and the customer experience are among the best Ive seen.
Review of Untitled
an amazing artwork. my second Tomas Sanchez. very happy to have it framed bu you. thank you.
Review of Inner Love

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