Wake Up
Screenprint and spraypaint on card paper; Signed, Dated and Numbered; Edition of 50, Size: 40 x 40cm; 2008
Price (£): 100 (including UK flat pack shipping)
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About the print Jef says:
"This print is a tremendously important image for me, as it was the first stencil I ever cut, way back in 1982, from a photobooth self portrait.
It's the very first one I spray painted on the walls of Tours (France) more than 25 years ago! The Mickey ears were added later.I've already cut this stencil many times since that time and I can't imagine never using it again! It has become my "avatar" and as much a "trademark" as my red arrow, and for a lot of people who have known my street stencils since the beginnings, it is definitely symbolic of my work.
I think I like this selfportrait for its energy, its "punk" and wild aspects, the way it can be seen as a shout as well as a laughter...The Mickey ears were added a while ago and they obviously state that I belong to the "Disney generation" even though I reject "Disney Culture" and
all it implies! The "Wake up" wording underlines this and means : come on, free yourself from that consumer society and think for yourself, don't be a manipulated Mickey.
I had wanted to release this image as a print for quite a long time and here it is now, in a very limited edition... Enjoy !" (Jef Aérosol, feb.2008)
Jef Aerosol (b. 1957) started stencilling in the area around Tours, France, in 1982 and has since left his easily recognisable works all over the world in cities such as Chicago, Venice, Amsterdam, Leipzig, Paris, Lyon and London. As well as having had soloshows Jef has also exhibited his work along artists such as Miss Tic, Speedy graphito, Jérôme Mesnager and Mosko & associés etc.