
This Print Can Also Serve as a Modest Piece of Kindling for Your Bonfire in the Unlikely Event You Survive the Upcoming Apocalypse
2019
Ryan Travis Christian's 2019 screenprint carries its meaning in its very title, a deadpan directive that folds absurdist humor and genuine unease into a single breath. Executed in colors on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite Cover paper at 50.8 × 71.1 centimeters, the work belongs to Christian's broader practice of mining American vernacular imagery, cartoon idioms, and the low-culture visual language of tattoo flash and underground comics. The result is something deceptively breezy in its graphic presentation yet quietly loaded with the anxieties of contemporary life, treating catastrophe as punchline and punchline as prophecy. Produced in an edition of 100 and hand-signed by the artist, this print represents Christian at his most characteristically irreverent. His work has attracted serious collector attention for precisely this quality, the ability to smuggle existential weight inside compositions that feel casual, even throwaway, until they are not. The generous paper stock lends the piece a tactile presence that rewards close attention, grounding the graphic energy of the image in a surface with genuine physical distinction. For collectors drawn to work that operates on multiple registers simultaneously, this is a particularly compelling entry point into Christian's practice. The edition size keeps the work accessible without diluting its significance, and the signed state confirms its place within the artist's authenticated output. Available through The BlackWood Gallery, the print arrives unframed, leaving room for the collector to make deliberate choices about presentation and context.
- Medium
- Screenprint in colors on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite Cover paper
- Sheet
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Blackwood Gallery, Mississauga, Canada
For Sale — $2750
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