Lot 327

Paul Insect (UK 1971 -) 'The Kid Mini Mug Shot’ in Purple/Yellow, Pictures on Walls, 69/100, 2006

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18 Feb 2024 · Urban Art | Banksy, Andy Warhol, Connor Brothers & more | Limited Edition Prints, Posters & Collectables | Collective Auction | Closes for Entries 29/01/24

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Paul Insect (UK 1971 -) 'The Kid Mini Mug Shot’ in Purple/Yellow , Pictures on Walls, 2006

A classic and early print from one of the most popular artists on the urban art scene.

See the other classic and contemporary Insects in this auction.

Insect created the now iconic ‘The Kid’ artwork for San Francisco based hip hop producer DJ Shadow's 2006. The Outsider album.

Paul Insect 'The Kid Mini Mug Shot Print’ is a snapshot focus on ‘The Kids’ portrait and was issued in 5 colourways. Yellow, Green, Orange and Blue.

This print was released by Insect and Published by Pictures On Walls (POW) in 2006.

Bonus comes on P.O.W tube, old and used

Artist : Paul Insect

Title : 'The Kid' Multi Head Print in Blue

Limited Edition : 69 of 100

Year : 2006

Medium : A hand pulled 3 colour screen print on white wove art paper.

Signed : Paul Insect.

Embossed Blind Stamps : POW l.r and Paul Insect Nation l.l.

Numbered Edition : 60 of 100 within POW blind stamp

Dimensions : 19.5 inches x 27 inches (49.5 cm x 68.5 cm).

Condition : Stored flat in acid free folder and in near excellent condition.

Framed : unframed.

Postage and Packing – Due to geographical location Postage and insurance varies if requested.

Within this URBAN ART AUCTION, Items Can be combined for best value postage. Please contact for details. UK mainland signed for. Worldwide

ABOUT the ART and the ARTIST

Insect first rose to prominence as part of the “insect” artist collective street crew in London which was active between 1996 and 2005. The U.K.-born and based artist, prefers to keep his true identity anonymous.

In 2006 to 2012 Insect left the streets as new government policy criminalised street graffiti art. He and many others had direct involvement in (POW) Pictures On Walls gallery in Shoreditch.

From 2012 Paul Insect’s work evolved from street graf into bright, multi-textured collages feature cropped portraits, patterned color fields, benday dots, and decorative elements such as diamond dust and glitter.

Insect’s next big break arrived in 2007, when Damien Hirst reportedly bought out the artist’s entire solo show before it even opened at London’s Lazarides Gallery.

Hirst is not alone in his fandom—Insect has exhibited at a number of galleries in New York and London, and his work was included in Banksy’s 2015 pop-up exhibition “Dismaland” and Roger Gastman’s 2018 traveling street art survey “Beyond the Streets.”

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