'Palynology' by Ludo, 2016
Rare, Limited Edition, Hand-Embellished screen print.
31.5 x 31.5 Inches
80 x 80 Centimeters
Large, collectible early screen print on thick 335gsm Coventry Rag fine art paper.
Hand Finished by the artist with acrylic, graphite and spray painting making each print unique.
Printed by Axelle Editions and released by the artist in 2016.
Limited Edition of only 50 (#7/50)
Hand-signed by the artist in pencil bottom right.
Hand-numbered in pencil bottom left.
ARTIST BIO
The work of Paris based Ludo, often called 'Nature's Revenge', connects the world of plants and animals with our technological universe and a quest for modernism. It speaks about what surrounds us, what affects us and tries to highlight some kind of humility.
Drawn with the precision of botanical illustrations, Ludo's new order of hybrid organisms is both elegant and fierce. armoured vehicles spawn stag beetle horns; carnivorous plants bare rows of hunting-knife teeth; bees hover, hidden behind gas masks and goggles; automatic weapons crown the head of sunflowers; human skulls cluster together like grapes.
Ludo's work aspires to jolt us out of a longstanding collective denial: despite repeated natural disasters, we refuse to acknowledge our own fragile state. Humanity's reign on this planet is a dangerous and fleeting illusion.