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Stik — Doodle
Stik

Doodle

2017

Created in 2017, this intimate marker drawing on paper exemplifies the disarming economy of line that has made Stik one of the most recognizable voices in contemporary street art. Rendered on the cover page of "Organizing for Creative People," the book Stik co-authored with Sheila Chandra, the work carries an additional layer of provenance and personal significance, functioning simultaneously as an autonomous artwork and a rare artifact from within the artist's own creative practice. The simplified, stick-like figure that defines Stik's visual language appears here in its most direct and unmediated form, distilled to pure gesture and mark-making without the architectural or urban context that typically frames his larger public works. At just 20 by 14 centimeters, the piece rewards close, unhurried looking. The small scale is entirely intentional in its intimacy, placing the collector in an almost private conversation with the work rather than the confrontational register of a mural. Stik's figures carry a well-documented emotional weight despite their apparent simplicity, and works on paper of this kind offer a particular frankness, capturing the artist's hand at its most spontaneous. Signed by Stik, this piece is offered through DIGARD AUCTION and represents an accessible yet genuinely meaningful entry point into the work of an artist whose practice spans walls across London, Tokyo, and beyond, while remaining rooted in the quiet power of a single drawn line.

Medium
Marker on paper
Overall
Signed
Yes

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Stik, Doodle, 2017

Created in 2017, this intimate marker drawing on paper exemplifies the disarming economy of line that has made Stik one of the most recognizable voices in contemporary street art. Rendered on the cover page of "Organizing for Creative People," the book Stik co-authored with Sheila Chandra, the work carries an additional layer of provenance and personal significance, functioning simultaneously as an autonomous artwork and a rare artifact from within the artist's own creative practice. The simplified, stick-like figure that defines Stik's visual language appears here in its most direct and unmediated form, distilled to pure gesture and mark-making without the architectural or urban context that typically frames his larger public works. At just 20 by 14 centimeters, the piece rewards close, unhurried looking. The small scale is entirely intentional in its intimacy, placing the collector in an almost private conversation with the work rather than the confrontational register of a mural. Stik's figures carry a well-documented emotional weight despite their apparent simplicity, and works on paper of this kind offer a particular frankness, capturing the artist's hand at its most spontaneous. Signed by Stik, this piece is offered through DIGARD AUCTION and represents an accessible yet genuinely meaningful entry point into the work of an artist whose practice spans walls across London, Tokyo, and beyond, while remaining rooted in the quiet power of a single drawn line.

Medium
Marker on paper
Dimensions
overall: 20 x 14 cm
Year
2017
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
DIGARD AUCTION

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