POPLEA - Poplea - HAPPY DRUG - SPONGE BOB

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POPLEA, HAPPY DRUG - SPONGE BOB, a 2020s collage on premium paper by the anonymous French artist, 53 cm high and 73 cm wide, edition 6 of 12, signed by hand and sold with a frame, including a certificate of authenticity.

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Limited edition of 12 signed worldwide -

Digital painting (not AI) Photographic print on premium paper – white frame + plexiglass + mat – hand-signed – with certificate of authenticity

Each work in the Happy Drug series is conceived as a "emotional pill" encapsulating a piece of pop culture.

“We extract pure emotion — one capsule at a time.”

Popléa, the anonymous artist behind the “Popléa Labs,” explores here the addictive power of icons.
Each capsule captures a fragment of collective memory — a fragment of childhood — and transforms it into contemporary art that is at once ironic, luxurious, and deeply human.

Each print becomes an art prescription — a “Happy Drug” for those who still know how to smile at everything.

The artist Popléa:
If you possess this work, you hold an authentic piece signed Popléa.
But you should know: Popléa is a pseudonym.
He or she has not yet revealed their identity — voluntarily. This choice is part of a broader artistic project, a form of experiment:
Create without a name, without status, without biography.
The work alone. The image alone. What it evokes. What you feel.
The artist behind Popléa is already exhibited, recognized, collected — but wanted to explore another path, freer. Refusing the filters, codes, discourses.
Refusing that it should always be the same people — galleries, experts, networks — who decide what has value.
Perhaps what you own is the beginning of something.
Or perhaps it is simply a work that speaks to you, here and now.
Both options are beautiful.
And deep down, perhaps that is true luxury.

The work is hand-signed, delivered ready to hang, in 4x4 packaging with insured shipping included.
Happy bidding

The artist Popléa:
If you possess this work, you hold an authentic piece signed Popléa.
But you should know: Popléa is a pseudonym.
He or she has not yet revealed their identity — voluntarily. This choice is part of a broader artistic project, a form of experiment:
Create without a name, without status, without biography.
The work alone. The image alone. What it evokes. What you feel.
The artist behind Popléa is already exhibited, recognized, collected — but wanted to explore another path, freer. Refusing the filters, codes, discourses.
Refusing that it should always be the same people — galleries, experts, networks — who decide what has value.
Perhaps what you own is the beginning of something.
Or perhaps it is simply a work that speaks to you, here and now.
Both options are beautiful.
And in the end, perhaps that is true luxury.

The work is hand-signed, delivered ready to hang, in 4x4 packaging with insured shipping included.
Happy bidding

Limited edition of 12 signed worldwide -

Digital painting (not AI) Photographic print on premium paper – white frame + plexiglass + mat – hand-signed – with certificate of authenticity

Each work in the Happy Drug series is conceived as a "emotional pill" encapsulating a piece of pop culture.

“We extract pure emotion — one capsule at a time.”

Popléa, the anonymous artist behind the “Popléa Labs,” explores here the addictive power of icons.
Each capsule captures a fragment of collective memory — a fragment of childhood — and transforms it into contemporary art that is at once ironic, luxurious, and deeply human.

Each print becomes an art prescription — a “Happy Drug” for those who still know how to smile at everything.

The artist Popléa:
If you possess this work, you hold an authentic piece signed Popléa.
But you should know: Popléa is a pseudonym.
He or she has not yet revealed their identity — voluntarily. This choice is part of a broader artistic project, a form of experiment:
Create without a name, without status, without biography.
The work alone. The image alone. What it evokes. What you feel.
The artist behind Popléa is already exhibited, recognized, collected — but wanted to explore another path, freer. Refusing the filters, codes, discourses.
Refusing that it should always be the same people — galleries, experts, networks — who decide what has value.
Perhaps what you own is the beginning of something.
Or perhaps it is simply a work that speaks to you, here and now.
Both options are beautiful.
And deep down, perhaps that is true luxury.

The work is hand-signed, delivered ready to hang, in 4x4 packaging with insured shipping included.
Happy bidding

The artist Popléa:
If you possess this work, you hold an authentic piece signed Popléa.
But you should know: Popléa is a pseudonym.
He or she has not yet revealed their identity — voluntarily. This choice is part of a broader artistic project, a form of experiment:
Create without a name, without status, without biography.
The work alone. The image alone. What it evokes. What you feel.
The artist behind Popléa is already exhibited, recognized, collected — but wanted to explore another path, freer. Refusing the filters, codes, discourses.
Refusing that it should always be the same people — galleries, experts, networks — who decide what has value.
Perhaps what you own is the beginning of something.
Or perhaps it is simply a work that speaks to you, here and now.
Both options are beautiful.
And in the end, perhaps that is true luxury.

The work is hand-signed, delivered ready to hang, in 4x4 packaging with insured shipping included.
Happy bidding

Details

Artist
POPLEA
Sold with frame
Yes
Sold by
Gallery
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
6/12
Title of artwork
Poplea - HAPPY DRUG - SPONGE BOB
Technique
Collage
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
France
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
53 cm
Width
73 cm
Weight
5 g
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Style
Op Art
Period
2020+
FranceVerified
3
Objects sold
Private

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