Artwork Description
High Fashion I Louis Vuitton Archival Blotter Paper 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.
Luxury Satirized in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork
High Fashion I Louis Vuitton by Denial, the alias of Canadian artist Daniel Bombardier, is a limited edition archival pigment print presented on perforated blotter paper. Released in April 2024 in an edition of 35, this work merges the aesthetics of luxury branding with a provocative medium traditionally associated with underground psychedelic culture. The iconic Louis Vuitton monogram and checkerboard pattern are front and center, layered in a meticulous design that plays with status, obsession, and commodification. Each edition is hand-perforated by Zane Kesey, creating a textural and conceptual connection between art, counterculture, and consumption.
Daniel Bombardier’s Weaponized Iconography
Daniel Bombardier has long explored the themes of consumerism and propaganda through his Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. Under the name Denial, his pieces critique mass media, brand worship, and political manipulation. High Fashion I Louis Vuitton continues this practice by spotlighting a fashion house that represents wealth and global prestige. Bombardier’s use of a blotter sheet format, with its history in psychedelic counterculture and illicit print art, directly confronts the polished commercialism of high fashion. The tension between drug ephemera and elite design language becomes a visual statement about escapism, identity, and class divisions.
Blotter Paper as Cultural Canvas
The use of blotter paper is not just stylistic—it is symbolic. In the underground art world, perforated blotters serve as miniature canvases for satire and resistance. When applied to corporate logos or social icons, they become critiques of power and conformity. This edition's precision printing and clean finish contrast sharply with its renegade medium. Bombardier subverts the traditional format by maintaining luxury’s polished aesthetic while embedding it in a context known for anti-establishment expression. Each square of the print, though undosed, carries the historical weight of psychedelia and the DIY ethos of protest art.
Reclaiming Commercial Imagery through Street Pop Commentary
High Fashion I Louis Vuitton is a synthesis of controlled craftsmanship and critical commentary. The fusion of luxury branding with the modular form of blotter tabs invites questions about replication, status, and the ritual of purchasing identity. This is not simply appropriation; it is transformation. In the hands of Denial, Louis Vuitton’s visual empire becomes a satirical map, charting the boundaries between aspiration and illusion. Within the context of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, this piece asserts that nothing is above reinterpretation—not even fashion’s most sacred icons.
