Buff Monster

Enamored Die-Cut Wood- Pink Limited Multiple on Laser Cut Wood Panel ready to hang by Buff Monster Graffiti Street Artist Modern Pop Art. 2021 Signed & Numbered Limited Edition of 45 Pink Colorway Artwork Size 14.5 x 13.5 inches (37 x 34 cm) "I've wanted to do a silkscreened die-cut wood print for years! Finally, I have done it! They are all painted by me, too; the light pink background and the black on the sides have all been painted by me. The colors on a silkscreen edition are always much brighter." -Buff Monster Buff Monster, a New York-based street artist renowned for his vibrant and whimsical work in modern pop art and graffiti, presents "Enamored Die-Cut Wood- Pink." This limited edition artwork, part of a series of 45, is a testament to Buff Monster's commitment to innovation and craftsmanship in street pop art. Each piece, sized 14.5 x 13.5 inches, is meticulously crafted on laser-cut wood panels, primed for display without additional framing. The artwork features Buff Monster's signature motif: the melting Mister Melty character, often associated with joy, love, and the steadfast passage of time. The character's singular eye and the heart motif are done in a striking pink colorway, a hue recurrent in Buff Monster's work, symbolizing optimism and vitality. This particular edition is further enhanced by Buff Monster's hand, with the light pink background and the black sides personally painted by the artist, adding a layer of intimacy and authenticity to each print. As with traditional silkscreen prints, "Enamored Die-Cut Wood- Pink" colors are vivid and saturated, displaying Buff Monster's preference for bright, eye-catching palettes that bring his characters to life. The die-cut wood medium adds a sculptural dimension to the piece, offering a tactile experience that differs from two-dimensional prints. This multi-dimensional quality reflects the dynamism of street pop art, which often interacts with its environment unexpectedly. Buff Monster's creation is more than a mere decorative piece; it's a slice of street culture, a manifestation of the artist's influences drawn from Japanese culture, classic graffiti, and American cartoon aesthetics. The "Enamored Die-Cut Wood- Pink" edition represents a marriage of these inspirations, encapsulating the playful and irreverent spirit that defines Buff Monster's artistic practice and the broader street pop art movement. This work is a colorful ode to the melting wonders of life, love, and the enduring power of art to evoke emotion and provoke thought.

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Happy 3D Die-Cut Wood UV Archival Print on Laser Cut Wood Panel ready to hang by Buff Monster Graffiti Street Artist Modern Pop Art. 2020 Signed & Numbered Limited Edition of 205 Happy 3D UV Colorway Artwork Size 14.5 x 13.5 inches (37 x 34 cm) "I painted a similar (and smaller) painting on wood for my show last year, and it sold immediately. So I've redrawn the line work for this new print, which measures approximately 14.5" x 13.5". The art is UV printed on wood, the sides are painted by hand, and the back is signed and numbered.." -Buff Monster. Happy 3D by Buff Monster: Playful Psychotropia in Laser-Cut Form Happy 3D is a standout die-cut wood UV archival print created by the New York-based artist Buff Monster in 2020. This hand-finished limited edition of 205 pieces measures approximately 14.5 x 13.5 inches and features his signature aesthetic: one-eyed monsters dripping with joy, eccentricity, and visual sugar overload. Laser-cut into a custom silhouette and UV printed on wood, the piece fuses high-gloss production with raw material texture. The surfaces are inked with a 3D anaglyph color palette of red and blue hues, lending an electric illusion of motion and dimension. Each print is signed and numbered on the back, with hand-painted edges adding a personal and tactile layer to the fabrication. The finished piece is ready to hang, fusing collectible art toy sensibilities with gallery-ready Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork presentation. Buff Monster and the Visual Language of Joy Buff Monster, born in the United States as Herschel Baltrotsky, is widely known for his candy-coated world filled with melting eyeballs, ice cream monsters, and playful cosmic abstractions. Emerging from the Los Angeles street art scene and later relocating to New York City, he became a dominant force in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. His work regularly blends Japanese pop culture, graffiti influences, punk music, and 1980s aesthetics into pieces that celebrate color, texture, and exaggerated emotion. Happy 3D builds on these themes with its hallucinogenic palette and glossy finish, continuing Buff Monster’s exploration of tactile forms and dimensional storytelling. With a career rooted in murals, stickers, and collectible vinyl figures, his shift to wood panels and UV technology shows his embrace of new formats while maintaining the irreverent visual DNA of street culture. Materiality, Technique, and Street Pop Identity Happy 3D is not a traditional flat print—it is a sculptural expression of digital and manual craftsmanship. The UV archival process enables full-color printing with vibrant precision directly onto wood, giving the illustration a textured permanence. Laser cutting gives the outline a dynamic silhouette, enhancing the monster’s bulbous shape and playful presence. Buff Monster’s choice to hand-paint the edges affirms the artist’s commitment to the handmade within a technologically assisted process. These material decisions speak to the ethos of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, where production methods are as critical as imagery. Here, the cheerful grotesqueness of the subject—a single eye creature made of cloudlike ooze—becomes more than character design. It becomes a tactile object, an emblem of visual fantasy grounded in punk DIY traditions. A Collectible of Controlled Chaos Limited to 205 editions, Happy 3D is part sculpture, part print, and part wall-mounted artifact. It blends humor and horror with contemporary pop execution. The subject matter evokes Buff Monster’s recurring themes of ephemeral delight and surreal emotion. Its eye gazes directly outward, commanding attention, while its melting body suggests instability beneath the surface charm. This piece sits comfortably between a street art relic and a collectible design object. It captures the bold optimism and visual indulgence at the heart of Buff Monster’s practice, proving that Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork continues to evolve with new tools and formats without losing its loud, weird, and joyful core.

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