Slawn | Strongman (Popeye) Investment Art Portfolio

Slawn | Strongman (Popeye) Investment Art PortfolioSlawn (Olaolu Akeredolu Ale, b. 2000) Strongman (Popeye) Limited edition Strongman (Popeye) develops Slawn's engagement with the cartoon sailor through his own distinctive visual language the Slawn universe of exaggerated forms, bold graphic gestures, and the instinctive mark making that has made him one of the most discussed young artists in Britain. Popeye as strongman is the character at his most archetypal: the transformation of weakness into

muted palette

splatter-heavy technique that defined his street work is preserved intact: this is not a cleaned-up or refined version of the Shadowman

in his hands

As a Studio Proof at XL scale

Original minimalist abstract

the two together constituting the argument that the entire Banker series has always been making

and the gap between the world as we imagine it and the world as it is

Seoul Worldwide

is among the most collectible of the authorised print publications from the Basquiat estate

The giclée on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm is among the finest archival printing substrates available

Emma Gibbons

suggesting a space that operates by different rules to the familiar world