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Sunset guardians of the Savannah, a 2026 Italian limited-edition Giclée print by SSICK on 300 g/m² museum-quality A3 paper (42 x 29.7 cm), hand-signed, depicting Masai figures in a savannah.
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GICLEE PRINT ON MUSEUM-QUALITY PREMIUM PAPER A3, 29.7 x 42 cm, 300 g/m² IN A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
This fascinating Giclée print captures the essence of East Africa at twilight, rendered with an expressive style that imitates the tactile richness of oil paintings. The work is dominated by a spectacular, fiery sky, painted with bold strokes in tones of bright orange, golden yellow, and deep red. In the foreground, a majestic umbrella acacia tree rises, its dark, intricate silhouette standing against the lit sky, as if the paint had been applied in layers.
Three stylized Maasai figures, elegantly wrapped in their traditional bright red shuka robes, are centered, with their backs turned, as they gaze over the plain. Their contrasting red makes them an immediate focal point. In the background, a vast savanna stretches out, dotted with other acacia trees and a herd of wildebeest and zebras migrating across the plains, rendered with evocative, succinct brushwork. The lower part of the piece is defined by a dark ground rich with color touches, suggesting earth and grass. The print offers a tactile visual rendering of the original texture, while remaining a flat image, creating a sense of warmth, community, and reverent respect for the natural landscape.
Production method: The process unfolds from a conceptual exploration phase assisted by digital tools for visual brainstorming, culminating in a fully manual painterly draft. The artist then intervenes meticulously to define anatomy, apply proprietary textures, and consolidate their distinctive style.
The Artist: "SSICK"
SSICK is an Italian artist of 23, raised with a visceral passion for art and pop culture. Aiming to give physical and collaborative structure to his vision, he founded SSICK LAB: a creative workshop born to experiment with the fusion between iconic aesthetics of contemporary media and ancient 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 turns individual insights into collective works, challenging the boundaries of modern art.
Key points of SSICK’s vision:
Generational Roots: Born in 2003, he carries the visual heritage of digital natives.
Experimentation: A constant bridge between classical art history and new media.
Creative Leadership: The collective as an extension of his artistic language.
We exclusively use premium couriers with priority handling. The shipment includes full value insurance for the artwork and real-time tracking. It is a white-glove service designed for those who do not compromise on delivery security.
paper description: Paper finish: smooth.
Paper weight: 300 g/m², durable and long-lasting.
Environmental impact: FSC-certified paper or equivalent, in accordance 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 TranslateGICLEE PRINT ON MUSEUM-QUALITY PREMIUM PAPER A3, 29.7 x 42 cm, 300 g/m² IN A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
This fascinating Giclée print captures the essence of East Africa at twilight, rendered with an expressive style that imitates the tactile richness of oil paintings. The work is dominated by a spectacular, fiery sky, painted with bold strokes in tones of bright orange, golden yellow, and deep red. In the foreground, a majestic umbrella acacia tree rises, its dark, intricate silhouette standing against the lit sky, as if the paint had been applied in layers.
Three stylized Maasai figures, elegantly wrapped in their traditional bright red shuka robes, are centered, with their backs turned, as they gaze over the plain. Their contrasting red makes them an immediate focal point. In the background, a vast savanna stretches out, dotted with other acacia trees and a herd of wildebeest and zebras migrating across the plains, rendered with evocative, succinct brushwork. The lower part of the piece is defined by a dark ground rich with color touches, suggesting earth and grass. The print offers a tactile visual rendering of the original texture, while remaining a flat image, creating a sense of warmth, community, and reverent respect for the natural landscape.
Production method: The process unfolds from a conceptual exploration phase assisted by digital tools for visual brainstorming, culminating in a fully manual painterly draft. The artist then intervenes meticulously to define anatomy, apply proprietary textures, and consolidate their distinctive style.
The Artist: "SSICK"
SSICK is an Italian artist of 23, raised with a visceral passion for art and pop culture. Aiming to give physical and collaborative structure to his vision, he founded SSICK LAB: a creative workshop born to experiment with the fusion between iconic aesthetics of contemporary media and ancient 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 turns individual insights into collective works, challenging the boundaries of modern art.
Key points of SSICK’s vision:
Generational Roots: Born in 2003, he carries the visual heritage of digital natives.
Experimentation: A constant bridge between classical art history and new media.
Creative Leadership: The collective as an extension of his artistic language.
We exclusively use premium couriers with priority handling. The shipment includes full value insurance for the artwork and real-time tracking. It is a white-glove service designed for those who do not compromise on delivery security.
paper description: Paper finish: smooth.
Paper weight: 300 g/m², durable and long-lasting.
Environmental impact: FSC-certified paper or equivalent, in accordance 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
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Artist
SSICK
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
1/5
Title of artwork
Sunset guardians of the Savannah
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
