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James McQueen It's All Shits And Giggles | 1/1 For Sale
James McQueen
It's All Shits And Giggles | 1/1
Mixed-media acrylic, spray paint, ink and silkscreen on fine art paper
66 × 99 cm
About this work
It's All Shits And Giggles is a unique mixed-media work on fine art paper, executed in acrylic, spray paint, ink, and silkscreen and measuring 66 × 99 cm. Designated as a one-of-a-kind 1/1 edition, the piece exemplifies James McQueen's ability to transform a colloquial phrase into an enduring collectible object. The title's expression — part rueful acceptance, part dark comedy — captures the ambivalence with which many people navigate modern life, and McQueen amplifies this with a layered, process-rich surface. The combination of silkscreen precision with the spontaneity of spray paint and ink is characteristic of McQueen's technique. The result is a surface that retains the energy of a direct, impulsive gesture while also displaying the discipline of the print studio. Fine art paper grounds the composition, providing a refined base that subtly elevates the vernacular text it carries. As a 1/1 edition, this work occupies a singular position within McQueen's output, carrying the irreproducibility and intimacy of a unique work. McQueen's practice — rooted in the idea that the phrases people speak every day carry genuine emotional and philosophical weight — gives works like this their authority. Collectors are drawn to the combination of wit, craft, and honesty that defines his approach.
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- Mixed-media acrylic, spray paint, ink and silkscreen on fine art paper
About James McQueen
James McQueen Paintings for Sale | Guy Hepner, New York
James McQueen is a British artist born in 1977 whose paintings sit at the intersection of Pop sensibility, material obsession, and dry British wit. He works under a pseudonym, and his identity is secondary to the work — which is the point. What matters is what ends up on the canvas.
McQueen's paintings are built, not simply applied. He works in layers — paint over paint, colour over colour — then sands the surface back to expose what lies beneath, then seals it in lacquer. The result is a depth that photographs struggle to capture. These are surfaces you need to stand in front of.
His subject matter has ranged from reinterpreted Penguin paperback covers to politically charged commentary to the large-scale mixed-media Anthology works now available through Guy Hepner. Across all of it runs a consistent preoccupation: the visual language of mass culture, rendered monumental and unfamiliar by the seriousness of the craft brought to bear on it.
McQueen has shown extensively in London and is represented in significant private collections internationally.
Guy Hepner | 177 Tenth Avenue, New York