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NOVA presents a hand-signed limited Giclée print on premium A3 30 x 42 cm paper (300 g/m²), The Path of Purpose, edition 1/5, produced in Italy in 2026, in excellent condition.
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GICLEE PRINT ON PREMIUM MUSEUM-QUALITY PAPER A3, 30 X 42 CM, 300 G/M², IN A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
This art print captures an unusual, meaningful scene. The legendary fighter Ryu, dressed in his iconic gi, black belt and red boxing gloves, is depicted walking calmly along a park path. On a leash, with a vigilant expression, is a faithful Shiba Inu.
The work is produced in a strongly painterly, spatula-based style, giving the image a rich, tactile texture. The contrast between the powerful, solemn figure of Ryu and the domestic presence of the dog creates a unique narrative, suggesting that even for a warrior, life’s path includes moments of simple companionship and unity with nature. The background, with its green and violet tones, adds a contemplative, peaceful atmosphere.
Production method: Development of a preliminary visual-architecture using generative AI 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 of 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 give physical and collaborative structure to an imaginary world that draws vitality from the world of American and Japanese animation, merging the iconic aesthetics of contemporary media with the 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 sensibility, she transforms individual insights into choral works, challenging the boundaries of modern art with an approach that unites technique and heart.
Key points of NOVA’s vision:
Generational Roots: Class of 2003, carrying the visual heritage of digital natives, blending the speed of the web 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 in the Collective: Views teamwork within SSICK LAB as a natural extension of her own artistic language, where collaboration enhances the individual stroke.
Moving Image Aesthetics: The search for an aesthetics that, while tangible, preserves the energy and expressiveness typical of the great masters of international animation.
"My goal is to make the rigor of the past dialog with the vibrant energy of the animated worlds that marked our generation."
We use only premium couriers with priority handling. The shipment includes full insurance on the artwork’s value and real-time tracking. It is a white-glove service designed for those who will 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 A LIMITED EDITION OF ONLY 5 COPIES.
This art print captures an unusual, meaningful scene. The legendary fighter Ryu, dressed in his iconic gi, black belt and red boxing gloves, is depicted walking calmly along a park path. On a leash, with a vigilant expression, is a faithful Shiba Inu.
The work is produced in a strongly painterly, spatula-based style, giving the image a rich, tactile texture. The contrast between the powerful, solemn figure of Ryu and the domestic presence of the dog creates a unique narrative, suggesting that even for a warrior, life’s path includes moments of simple companionship and unity with nature. The background, with its green and violet tones, adds a contemplative, peaceful atmosphere.
Production method: Development of a preliminary visual-architecture using generative AI 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 of 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 give physical and collaborative structure to an imaginary world that draws vitality from the world of American and Japanese animation, merging the iconic aesthetics of contemporary media with the 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 sensibility, she transforms individual insights into choral works, challenging the boundaries of modern art with an approach that unites technique and heart.
Key points of NOVA’s vision:
Generational Roots: Class of 2003, carrying the visual heritage of digital natives, blending the speed of the web 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 in the Collective: Views teamwork within SSICK LAB as a natural extension of her own artistic language, where collaboration enhances the individual stroke.
Moving Image Aesthetics: The search for an aesthetics that, while tangible, preserves the energy and expressiveness typical of the great masters of international animation.
"My goal is to make the rigor of the past dialog with the vibrant energy of the animated worlds that marked our generation."
We use only premium couriers with priority handling. The shipment includes full insurance on the artwork’s value and real-time tracking. It is a white-glove service designed for those who will 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 Path of Purpose
Technique
AI, 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
