Artwork Description
Nautilus Silkscreen & Archival Pigment Print by Dulk- Antonio Segura Donat Hand-Pulled on 320gsm Textured Cotton Fine Art Paper Limited Edition Screenprint Artwork.
2024 Signed & Numbered Limited Edition of 100 Artwork Size 22.58x29.7 Silkscreen Print
Nautilus Silkscreen & Archival Pigment Print by Dulk
Nautilus by Dulk, also known as Antonio Segura Donat, is a breathtaking testament to the surrealist precision and ecological storytelling that defines his position within the evolving landscape of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. Released in 2024 as a signed and numbered limited edition of 100, this 22.58 by 29.7 inch screenprint is pulled on 320gsm textured cotton fine art paper, blending silkscreen technique with archival pigment for maximum visual richness and long-term preservation.
Surreal Storytelling Beneath the Surface
Dulk’s Nautilus invites viewers into an aquatic dreamscape where environmental narrative and imaginative ecology merge seamlessly. Dominating the composition is a majestic blue elephant submerged in a vibrant underwater habitat. Coral, seaweed, jellyfish, and bioluminescent creatures populate the marine realm in hyperrealist detail. What sets the image apart is the surreal integration of sea life and land mammal—the elephant appears both as natural intruder and aquatic guardian, its tusks wrapped in tentacles, its body colonized by coral growth and starfish. This fantastical hybridization is central to Dulk’s message. His work often operates as visual allegory—illustrating the delicate balance and collapse between natural worlds. Through meticulously detailed rendering and juxtaposition of impossibilities, he communicates the pressing realities of environmental degradation, animal endangerment, and symbiotic evolution.
Technical Harmony: Silkscreen Meets Archival Pigment
This limited edition print combines the bold saturation and crisp definition of silkscreen with the lush depth of archival pigment. The process allows for extraordinary layering of color, especially across the blues, teals, and deep corals that dominate the composition. The textured cotton paper adds tactile dimensionality, catching ink and pigment to enhance contrast between smooth marine surfaces and intricate coral texture. Each silkscreen layer amplifies focal elements such as the elephant’s eyes, the curl of tentacles, or the iridescence of sea life. The archival pigment preserves nuance in shading and highlights, particularly evident in the glowing edges of jellyfish and refracted light on the ocean floor. Dulk’s attention to biological form and imaginative exaggeration achieves clarity without losing mystery.
From Mural to Myth
Dulk emerged from the street art scene with roots in graffiti, large-scale murals, and illustrative painting. His transition to fine art prints preserves his bold narrative voice and commitment to public ecology. Nautilus stands as an extension of his larger body of work that reimagines ecosystems through symbolic storytelling. It exists in the tradition of pop surrealism, yet leans heavily into the ethics of the anthropocene, confronting viewers with both the fantasy and fragility of nature. Antonio Segura Donat’s Nautilus is not only a print—it is a contemporary parable rendered with masterful technique. It exemplifies the fusion of street-derived art forms with elevated fine art production, resulting in a visual artifact that speaks to wonder, warning, and the ongoing interplay of fantasy and environmental fact.
