Artwork Description
Yogi on Xanax- Black 7-Color Hand-Pulled Limited Edition Silkscreen Print on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite Paper by Ben Frost Rare Street Art Famous Pop Artwork Artist.
2022 Signed & Numbered Ben Frost Yogi on Xanax, 7-color Hand-Pulled Screen Print on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite, 160 lb Cover 24 x24 in., 61 x 61 cm Edition of 25, signed & numbered by the artist Printed by POP!NK Editions
Yogi on Xanax by Ben Frost – Pop Culture Intervention in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork
Yogi on Xanax is a 2022 limited edition 7-color hand-pulled silkscreen print by Australian-born artist Ben Frost, printed on 160 lb Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite cover paper. Measuring 24 x 24 inches, this silkscreen print was produced in a signed and numbered edition of just 25, crafted under the direction of POP!NK Editions. Known for his subversive blending of pop culture icons with controversial subject matter, Frost delivers a provocative image that fuses the innocence of Yogi Bear with the cold design language of a pharmaceutical Xanax label. This juxtaposition forces a confrontation between humor and critique, childhood nostalgia and chemical dependency, all while maintaining the graphic vibrancy and clean execution that define his studio practice. The piece is bold, glossy, and ironic—designed to trigger recognition and unsettle the viewer simultaneously.
Pharmaceutical Satire and Cartoon Familiarity Collide
Ben Frost’s work routinely challenges the sanitized narratives of consumer branding and media imagery. In Yogi on Xanax, the use of Yogi Bear—an animated figure associated with carefree antics and childhood television—is purposefully misaligned with the clinical, regulated world of prescription medication. The cheerful cartoon smile and brightly saturated colors stand in contrast to the red-labeled warnings and dosage marks of Xanax packaging. The artwork explores themes of escapism, emotional suppression, and the commercialization of health, suggesting that even the most innocent symbols are not immune to societal pressures. Frost’s treatment of iconography reflects the strategies central to Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, where visual language is repurposed to expose hidden truths and cultural contradictions.
Printing Technique, Surface Quality, and Material Precision
Executed with precision on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite paper, the 7-color silkscreen process ensures that every layer of ink sits cleanly atop the surface, producing striking contrast and tonal balance. This heavy-weight paper enhances the density of color and preserves the integrity of each line and text detail. The silkscreen technique, a mainstay of pop art production since the era of Andy Warhol, allows Frost to replicate the flat commercial style of packaging design while embedding it with sharp conceptual tension. Each print is signed and hand-numbered, reinforcing its collectibility and placing it within the canon of fine-edition Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork. POP!NK Editions’ involvement in the production guarantees a gallery-level standard of finish, ensuring that each print is not only conceptually rich but also technically flawless.
Ben Frost’s Cultural Commentary Through Brand Distortion
Ben Frost continues to push the boundaries of what pop imagery can convey in a critical, ironic, and visually arresting format. Yogi on Xanax operates on multiple levels—as parody, as product, and as visual disruption. It pulls from the mass media archive and reintroduces familiar icons with new, unsettling associations. This is central to the strategy of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, where repetition, appropriation, and recontextualization are not just aesthetic choices but radical acts. By placing a figure like Yogi Bear in the frame of medical necessity and emotional regulation, Frost questions how society assigns meaning and value to images. His art reflects a world where cartoons sell pills and pills sell calm, a world where branding and identity collapse into one unified surface. Yogi on Xanax is not just pop art—it is a sharp and unapologetic reflection of contemporary visual culture.
