High Fashion Gucci Blotter Print by Denial- Daniel Bombardier Limited Edition Fine Art Archival Pigment Print Art on Perforated Blotter Paper.
2024 Signed & Numbered Limited Edition of 35 Archival Pigment Print on Perforated Blotter Paper Size: 7.5 x 7.5 Inches Release: April 19, 2024, Limited blotter editions are hand-perforated by Zane Kesey.
High Fashion Gucci Blotter Print by Denial
High Fashion Gucci by Denial, also known as Daniel Bombardier, boldly merges the visual codes of luxury branding with the gritty defiance of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. This limited edition print, released in 2024 as part of a 35-print run, measures 7.5 x 7.5 inches and is crafted using archival pigment inks on perforated blotter paper. With each piece hand-perforated by Zane Kesey, the work is both a nod to countercultural history and a sharp cultural critique. Denial’s use of blotter paper as a canvas underscores a larger message about escapism, consumption, and image manipulation in modern society.
Luxury Rewired Through a Subversive Lens
Centered around the iconic Gucci logo and set against a repeating branded pattern, the artwork includes a coiled red, black, and white serpent slithering across the surface. The visual blend of opulence and danger makes a striking impression. This symbolic snake—long associated with temptation, rebellion, and transformation—amplifies the tension between consumer desire and critical awareness. Denial does not distort the branding. Instead, he amplifies it, forcing the viewer to engage with the familiarity of the logo in a completely different context. The very use of blotter paper, historically linked to psychedelics, adds layers of metaphor about perception, transformation, and cultural illusion.
Gucci and the Aesthetic of Power
Gucci’s visual identity has become shorthand for status and aspiration, and this is exactly what Denial calls into question. In a world where logos often carry more cultural weight than the products themselves, the artist draws attention to the machinery of branding and its influence over identity and expression. Through the lens of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, this piece makes Gucci’s signature motifs accessible but also provocative. It turns fashion into a format for critique rather than celebration, showing how luxury aesthetics can be hijacked and repurposed as contemporary iconography.
Daniel Bombardier’s Ongoing Commentary
Denial continues to explore the relationships between media, branding, and cultural behavior. Known for fusing bold color palettes with subversive imagery, his High Fashion Gucci print delivers both visual satisfaction and layered meaning. By working on perforated blotter paper, he reinforces a tactile history of underground movements and counter-narratives. This artwork fits within a larger pattern of Denial’s efforts to blur the line between commercial art and social commentary. It is not just a stylish nod to high fashion. It is a streetwise deconstruction of consumerist illusion. Each dot, logo, and symbol demands a second look—not for what it sells, but for what it questions.
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