Selfie Actualized
2020Signed Dated Framed
Size
21 x 16.50 in
Year
2020
Medium
Prints
Reference
bbcb6e54
Mark Kostabi (b. 1960, USA) “Selfie Actualized” (2020) Limited edition, 12-color original serigraph hand signed, dated, and numbered (T.P. 5/6) by the artist. [T.P. (Trial Proof) is the pre-cursor to the limited-edition series of 50. These initial prints are pulled so that the artist may examine, refine, and perfect the prints to the desired final state. Trial proofs are generally not signed, but this one is!} The image measures 8 x 6 inches, the sheet is 14 x 10 inches, and with mat and frame, the work of art is 20.5 x 16.25 inches. “Selfie Actualized” depicts a female silhouette holding a glass of wine and taking a selfie in the mirror. Kostabi’s typical suspended and surreal atmosphere is updated and transported into the world of social networks and technology. It is a reflection on technology and the power of social networks in contemporary society.
1960 Los Angeles, United States
Kalev Mark Kostabi (born November 27, 1960) is an American artist and composer.
Kostabi was born in Los Angeles on November 27, 1960, to Estonian immigrants Kaljo and Rita Kostabi. He was raised in Whittier, California and studied drawing and painting at California State University, Fullerton. In 1982 he moved to New York and by 1984 he became a prominent figure of the East Village art scene, winning the "Proliferation Prize" from the East Village Eye for being in more art exhibitions than any other New York artist.
Kostabi is most known for his paintings of faceless figures which often comment on contemporary political, social and psychological issues, and which have visual stylistic roots in the work of Giorgio de Chirico and Fernand Léger. Beyond traditional art world exposure, Kostabi has designed album covers for Guns N' Roses (Use Your Illusion) and The Ramones (¡Adios Amigos!), Seether (Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray), Jimmy Scott (Holding Back The Years), Glint (Sound in Silence), RK: Roman Klun (Kingsway), Psychotica (Espina) and numerous products including a Swatch watch,[2] Alessi vases, Rosenthal espresso cups, Ritzenhoff milk glasses, and a Giro d'Italia pink jersey.
Kostabi is also known for his many collaborations with other artists including Enzo Cucchi, Arman, Howard Finster, Tadanori Yokoo, Enrico Baj and Paul Kostabi.
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