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Giclée print on museum-grade 300 g/m² paper (A3, 30 × 42 cm), editioned in a limited run of 1/5, signed by NOVA, 2026, in excellent condition, titled The Alchemist’s Algorithm, 42 cm high and 30 cm wide, produced in Italy and sold directly by the artist.
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GICLEE PRINT ON PREMIUM MUSEUM-QUALITY PAPER A3, 30 x 42 CM 300 G/M² IN LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
This high-quality print captures a moment of calm domestic introspection in the future. The work depicts an anthropomorphic robot with a glossy metal surface, finished in a style reminiscent of classic oil painting and Caravaggian chiaroscuro.
While the mechanical figure carefully stirs the contents of a steaming pot, the strong contrast between the deep shadows in the background and the vivid reflections on the metal creates an intimate and almost solemn atmosphere. It is an image that explores the intersection between artificial intelligence and the oldest gestures of humanity, transforming the everyday act of cooking into a ritual of art and precision.
Production method: Development of a preliminary visual architecture through AI generative models to define composition, tonal values, and color schemes, followed by a meticulous manual digital painting intervention aimed at perfecting anatomy, integrating customized textures, and imprinting the artist's distinctive stylistic signature.
The Artist: "NOVA"
NOVA is a 23-year-old Italian artist, a key figure in the SSICK LAB collective. Raised with a visceral passion for art and pop culture, NOVA brings to the team a vision focused on dynamism and visual storytelling. Her mission is to provide a physical and collaborative structure to an imagined world that draws vitality from the world of American and Japanese animation, blending the iconic aesthetics of contemporary media with historical visual languages.
Within the LAB, NOVA explores new expressive frontiers, contributing to a perfect synthesis where technological innovation is constantly at the service of pure creativity. Through her sensitivity, she transforms individual insights into choral works, challenging the boundaries of contemporary art with an approach that unites technique and heart.
Key points of NOVA's vision:
Generational Roots: Class of 2003, she brings the visual heritage of digital natives, blending web speed with the depth of animated storytelling.
Cross-Cultural Experimentation: A constant bridge between the history of classical art, the fluidity of Japanese Sakuga, and the iconic design of American animation.
Synergy within the Collective: Sees teamwork within SSICK LAB as a natural extension of her artistic language, where collaboration elevates the individual stroke.
Movement Imagery Aesthetics: The search for an aesthetic that, while tangible, preserves the energy and expressiveness typical of the great masters of international animation.
"My goal is to have the rigor of the past dialogue with the vibrant energy of the animated worlds that marked our generation."
We use exclusively premium carriers 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 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 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 TranslateGICLEE PRINT ON PREMIUM MUSEUM-QUALITY PAPER A3, 30 x 42 CM 300 G/M² IN LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
This high-quality print captures a moment of calm domestic introspection in the future. The work depicts an anthropomorphic robot with a glossy metal surface, finished in a style reminiscent of classic oil painting and Caravaggian chiaroscuro.
While the mechanical figure carefully stirs the contents of a steaming pot, the strong contrast between the deep shadows in the background and the vivid reflections on the metal creates an intimate and almost solemn atmosphere. It is an image that explores the intersection between artificial intelligence and the oldest gestures of humanity, transforming the everyday act of cooking into a ritual of art and precision.
Production method: Development of a preliminary visual architecture through AI generative models to define composition, tonal values, and color schemes, followed by a meticulous manual digital painting intervention aimed at perfecting anatomy, integrating customized textures, and imprinting the artist's distinctive stylistic signature.
The Artist: "NOVA"
NOVA is a 23-year-old Italian artist, a key figure in the SSICK LAB collective. Raised with a visceral passion for art and pop culture, NOVA brings to the team a vision focused on dynamism and visual storytelling. Her mission is to provide a physical and collaborative structure to an imagined world that draws vitality from the world of American and Japanese animation, blending the iconic aesthetics of contemporary media with historical visual languages.
Within the LAB, NOVA explores new expressive frontiers, contributing to a perfect synthesis where technological innovation is constantly at the service of pure creativity. Through her sensitivity, she transforms individual insights into choral works, challenging the boundaries of contemporary art with an approach that unites technique and heart.
Key points of NOVA's vision:
Generational Roots: Class of 2003, she brings the visual heritage of digital natives, blending web speed with the depth of animated storytelling.
Cross-Cultural Experimentation: A constant bridge between the history of classical art, the fluidity of Japanese Sakuga, and the iconic design of American animation.
Synergy within the Collective: Sees teamwork within SSICK LAB as a natural extension of her artistic language, where collaboration elevates the individual stroke.
Movement Imagery Aesthetics: The search for an aesthetic that, while tangible, preserves the energy and expressiveness typical of the great masters of international animation.
"My goal is to have the rigor of the past dialogue with the vibrant energy of the animated worlds that marked our generation."
We use exclusively premium carriers 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 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 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
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Artist
NOVA
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
1/5
Title of artwork
The Alchemist’s Algorithm
Technique
Giclée, Mixed technique
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
2026
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
42 cm
Width
30 cm
Period
2020+
Sold with frame
No
