SSICK - Lord Vader, I presume?
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GICLÉE PRINT ON PREMIUM MUSEUM-QUALITY PAPER A3, 29.7 x 42 cm, 300 g/m², IN A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
This vibrant artwork in a material painting style, inspired by pop art, captures a moment of surreal cosmic tenderness. An imposing Stormtrooper of the Empire gently holds in its hands a small LEGO Darth Vader minifigure, lifting it as if it were a precious object or a relic just discovered. The background erupts into a cascade of bold colors and visible brushstrokes, with loose and floating LEGO bricks forming a constellation of toys. The piece is a playful commentary on nostalgia, fan culture, and the innocence concealed beneath the most formidable armors of the Star Wars universe, all rendered with a rich painterly texture inviting the touch.
Production Method: The process begins with a phase of conceptual exploration aided by digital tools for visual brainstorming, culminating in a fully manual painting draft. The artist then meticulously intervenes to define anatomy, apply proprietary textures, and consolidate their distinctive style.
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 a 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 choral works, pushing the boundaries of modern art.
Key points of SSICK’s vision:
Generational Roots: Class of 2003, carries the visual heritage of digital natives.
Experimentation: A constant bridge between the history of classical art and the new media.
Creative Leadership: The collective as an extension of their artistic language
We use only premium couriers with priority handling. The shipment includes full insurance on the artwork’s value and a real-time tracking system. It is a 'white-glove' service designed for those who will not compromise on delivery security.
card description: 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 PREMIUM MUSEUM-QUALITY PAPER A3, 29.7 x 42 cm, 300 g/m², IN A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
This vibrant artwork in a material painting style, inspired by pop art, captures a moment of surreal cosmic tenderness. An imposing Stormtrooper of the Empire gently holds in its hands a small LEGO Darth Vader minifigure, lifting it as if it were a precious object or a relic just discovered. The background erupts into a cascade of bold colors and visible brushstrokes, with loose and floating LEGO bricks forming a constellation of toys. The piece is a playful commentary on nostalgia, fan culture, and the innocence concealed beneath the most formidable armors of the Star Wars universe, all rendered with a rich painterly texture inviting the touch.
Production Method: The process begins with a phase of conceptual exploration aided by digital tools for visual brainstorming, culminating in a fully manual painting draft. The artist then meticulously intervenes to define anatomy, apply proprietary textures, and consolidate their distinctive style.
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 a 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 choral works, pushing the boundaries of modern art.
Key points of SSICK’s vision:
Generational Roots: Class of 2003, carries the visual heritage of digital natives.
Experimentation: A constant bridge between the history of classical art and the new media.
Creative Leadership: The collective as an extension of their artistic language
We use only premium couriers with priority handling. The shipment includes full insurance on the artwork’s value and a real-time tracking system. It is a 'white-glove' service designed for those who will not compromise on delivery security.
card description: 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
Lord Vader, I presume?
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
