Seth (1972) - District 13

SETH - Screen Printing District 13

Silkscreen by artist SETH (Julien Malland) created for the 2025 edition of District 13 at Drouot Paris.

Edition of 300 copies, signed and hand-numbered by the artist.

Sold only on-site at Drouot.

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Dimensions : 60 x 80 cm

The screen print will be carefully shipped in its original tube.

Born in Paris in 1972, Seth, also known as Julien Malland, is an urban artist known for his murals typically depicting children. A graduate of the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in 2000, urban art opened up new artistic fields for him, less traditional than those he had studied until then. He calls himself a “globe painter” because he has been roaming the world since 2003 to make new connections, draw inspiration from artists with horizons anew, and spread his art. He became known to the general public thanks to his experiences as a television show host. The artist has produced reports on urban art for channels like Canal+.
Co-founder of the publishing house “L’œil d’Horus,” he is the author of several books describing urban culture. Additionally, he launched the collection “Wasted Talent” dedicated to graffiti and he also participated in the creation of the comic Lascars.
He begins his career on the streets of Paris in the 20th arrondissement where he creates his first compositions. The artist draws inspiration from Miyazaki, the renowned director of iconic Japanese animated films such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, but also from the graphic-novel author Hugo Pratt. We also find the influence of Schiele, whom he admires, as well as that of his master Klimt. His compositions depict childhood; he paints a world filled with innocence and carefree days. “Childhood is something that touches everyone. Children have in their eyes that hope and that innocence which adults have lost,” says the artist. “But if I started painting children, it’s because when you travel you see them everywhere in the streets!” He seeks to convey messages by choosing to paint in passages to shock, to intrigue passersby, or at least “awaken their benevolence.” He considers himself a proponent of street art rather than street art as a term, which he views as too reductive and tied to notions of illegality. The artist is part of a broader movement, as he expresses here: “In street art there is the dimension of protest, of illegality, Banksy-style. When I travel, I also go to see artists who paint in the street, artisans who craft lettering for concerts….”
One can find his works in China, in France, or even in India... Additionally, he has been exhibited in various galleries.