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1st Edition
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- Artists
- Aerosol, Jef
 - Edition Details
| Year: | 2008 | | Class: | Art Print | | Status: | Official | | Released: | 02/01/07 | | Run: | 50 | | Technique: | Screen Print | | Paper: | card paper | | Size: | 15.75 X 15.75 | | Markings: | Signed & Numbered |
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The trademark red arrows are spraypainted on by the artist!
Available from www.blindangle.co.uk
About the print Jef says:
"This print is a tremendously important image for me, as it was the first stencil I ever cut, way back in 1982, from a photobooth self portrait.
It's the very first one I spray painted on the walls of Tours (France) more than 25 years ago! The Mickey ears were added later.I've already cut this stencil many times since that time and I can't imagine never using it again! It has become my "avatar" and as much a "trademark" as my red arrow, and for a lot of people who have known my street stencils since the beginnings, it is definitely symbolic of my work.
I think I like this selfportrait for its energy, its "punk" and wild aspects, the way it can be seen as a shout as well as a laughter...The Mickey ears were added a while ago and they obviously state that I belong to the "Disney generation" even though I reject "Disney Culture" and
all it implies! The "Wake up" wording underlines this and means : come on, free yourself from that consumer society and think for yourself, don't be a manipulated Mickey.
I had wanted to release this image as a print for quite a long time and here it is now, in a very limited edition... Enjoy !" (Jef Aérosol, feb.2008).
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