SSICK - Droid's Odyssey in Neo-Kyoto
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Droid's Odyssey in Neo-Kyoto is a hand-signed, limited-edition giclée print by SSICK (Italy, 2026) on 300 g/m² museum-quality paper, 29.7 × 42 cm, depicting C-3PO and R2-D2 in a Kyoto/Tokyo-inspired street scene in excellent condition.
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GICLÉE PRINT ON MUSEUM-GRADE PREMIUM PAPER A3, 29.7 x 42 cm, 300 g/m² IN A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
The image is a vibrant, tactile painterly illustration that blends classic science fiction with traditional Asian aesthetics.
The Subjects: The famous Star Wars droids, C-3PO (standing on the right) and R2-D2 (on the left in the foreground), are the central protagonists of the scene.
The Setting: They are depicted walking along a crowded street in a historic district of an Asian city, evoking the atmosphere of Kyoto or Tokyo. The street is lined with cherry blossoms (sakura) and lit shops.
The Background: The perspective opens onto a fascinating urban landscape, where modern skyscrapers and an imposing traditional pagoda rise against a warm orange-pink evening sky.
Production Method: The process begins with a concept exploration phase assisted by digital tools for visual brainstorming, culminating in a fully manual painted layout. The artist then meticulously intervenes to define anatomy, apply proprietary textures, and consolidate their personal stylistic signature.
The Artist: "SSICK"
SSICK is a 23-year-old Italian artist, raised with a visceral passion for art and pop culture. With the aim of giving physical and collaborative structure to their vision, they founded SSICK LAB: a creative workshop born to experiment with the fusion between iconic aesthetics of contemporary media and historical visual languages.
SSICK's mission is to explore new expressive frontiers, guiding the collective toward a perfect synthesis where technological innovation is continually at the service of pure creativity. Through the LAB, the artist transforms individual insights into collective works, challenging the boundaries of modern art.
Key points of SSICK's vision:
Generational Roots: Born in 2003, carrying the visual heritage of digital natives.
Experimentation: A constant bridge between the history of classical art and new media.
Creative Leadership: The collective as an extension of their artistic language.
We use exclusively premium couriers with priority handling. Shipping includes full insurance on the artwork's value and a real-time tracking system. It is a 'white-glove' service designed for those who do not compromise on delivery security.
description of paper: Paper finish: smooth.
Paper weight: 300 g/m², durable and long-lasting.
Environmental impact: FSC-certified paper or equivalent, in line with sustainable practices.
Seller's Story
SSICK LAB is a contemporary artistic collective founded in 2025 by the Italian artist SSICK (born 2003), one of the youngest and most irreverent rising talents on the Italian scene. Born with the aim of exploring the boundary between technology, manual craft, and cultural provocation, SSICK LAB stands out for producing unique, limited art prints, created both with traditional techniques and through the deliberate use of artificial intelligence. Each print becomes an hybrid of digital error, aesthetic glitch, and human vision, reflecting the era we live in: between algorithmic chaos and the search for authenticity.
At the center of the collective is the figure of SSICK, who simultaneously pursues a more intimate and radical pictorial research. His manual paintings — oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas — move between conceptual art and abstraction with a strong pop imprint. His works reinterpret icons of mass culture (from ’90s cartoon characters to symbols of contemporary capitalism) to overturn their meaning and transform them into powerful anti-system messages. Irony, social critique, generational nihilism, and melancholy merge in compositions full of emotional tension and color.
A great passion of SSICK is also the world of Art Toys. He is, in fact, the creator of SSICKY, the collective’s iconic character: a grotesque, disturbed, and irresistibly collectible figure that represents the distorted alter ego of the artist and his generation. SSICKY appears in a limited sculptural version as well as inside many pictorial works and prints.
SSICK LAB is not only a production collective: it is a think tank, an attitude, a space where painting tradition, technology, and toy culture clash to generate something new, uncomfortable, and authentic.
“We don’t make art to please. We make art to infect.” — SSICK
Translated by Google TranslateGICLÉE PRINT ON MUSEUM-GRADE PREMIUM PAPER A3, 29.7 x 42 cm, 300 g/m² IN A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
The image is a vibrant, tactile painterly illustration that blends classic science fiction with traditional Asian aesthetics.
The Subjects: The famous Star Wars droids, C-3PO (standing on the right) and R2-D2 (on the left in the foreground), are the central protagonists of the scene.
The Setting: They are depicted walking along a crowded street in a historic district of an Asian city, evoking the atmosphere of Kyoto or Tokyo. The street is lined with cherry blossoms (sakura) and lit shops.
The Background: The perspective opens onto a fascinating urban landscape, where modern skyscrapers and an imposing traditional pagoda rise against a warm orange-pink evening sky.
Production Method: The process begins with a concept exploration phase assisted by digital tools for visual brainstorming, culminating in a fully manual painted layout. The artist then meticulously intervenes to define anatomy, apply proprietary textures, and consolidate their personal stylistic signature.
The Artist: "SSICK"
SSICK is a 23-year-old Italian artist, raised with a visceral passion for art and pop culture. With the aim of giving physical and collaborative structure to their vision, they founded SSICK LAB: a creative workshop born to experiment with the fusion between iconic aesthetics of contemporary media and historical visual languages.
SSICK's mission is to explore new expressive frontiers, guiding the collective toward a perfect synthesis where technological innovation is continually at the service of pure creativity. Through the LAB, the artist transforms individual insights into collective works, challenging the boundaries of modern art.
Key points of SSICK's vision:
Generational Roots: Born in 2003, carrying the visual heritage of digital natives.
Experimentation: A constant bridge between the history of classical art and new media.
Creative Leadership: The collective as an extension of their artistic language.
We use exclusively premium couriers with priority handling. Shipping includes full insurance on the artwork's value and a real-time tracking system. It is a 'white-glove' service designed for those who do not compromise on delivery security.
description of paper: Paper finish: smooth.
Paper weight: 300 g/m², durable and long-lasting.
Environmental impact: FSC-certified paper or equivalent, in line with sustainable practices.
Seller's Story
SSICK LAB is a contemporary artistic collective founded in 2025 by the Italian artist SSICK (born 2003), one of the youngest and most irreverent rising talents on the Italian scene. Born with the aim of exploring the boundary between technology, manual craft, and cultural provocation, SSICK LAB stands out for producing unique, limited art prints, created both with traditional techniques and through the deliberate use of artificial intelligence. Each print becomes an hybrid of digital error, aesthetic glitch, and human vision, reflecting the era we live in: between algorithmic chaos and the search for authenticity.
At the center of the collective is the figure of SSICK, who simultaneously pursues a more intimate and radical pictorial research. His manual paintings — oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas — move between conceptual art and abstraction with a strong pop imprint. His works reinterpret icons of mass culture (from ’90s cartoon characters to symbols of contemporary capitalism) to overturn their meaning and transform them into powerful anti-system messages. Irony, social critique, generational nihilism, and melancholy merge in compositions full of emotional tension and color.
A great passion of SSICK is also the world of Art Toys. He is, in fact, the creator of SSICKY, the collective’s iconic character: a grotesque, disturbed, and irresistibly collectible figure that represents the distorted alter ego of the artist and his generation. SSICKY appears in a limited sculptural version as well as inside many pictorial works and prints.
SSICK LAB is not only a production collective: it is a think tank, an attitude, a space where painting tradition, technology, and toy culture clash to generate something new, uncomfortable, and authentic.
“We don’t make art to please. We make art to infect.” — SSICK
Translated by Google TranslateDetails
Artist
SSICK
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
1/5
Title of artwork
Droid's Odyssey in Neo-Kyoto
Technique
Giclée, Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
42 cm
Width
29.7 cm
Depiction/theme
Pop Culture
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
No
