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Punkmetender - The Distance of Divinity (Salvator Mundi) , 2026, Archival pigment print on canvas, individually hand-embel...

The Distance of Divinity (Salvator Mundi) , 2026

Archival pigment print on canvas, individually hand-embellished and completed with handwritten epoxy resin | signed and dated

48x36 in.

About this work

The Distance of Divinity (Salvator Mundi) Punkmetender Punkmetender has emerged as a defining voice in contemporary digital and mixed-media practice, commanding significant attention from collectors seeking work that bridges technological innovation with art historical gravitas. The artist's distinctive approach—rooting contemporary commentary in the visual language of Old Master painting—has positioned them at the forefront of a generation interrogating the sacred through secular means. The Distance of Divinity (Salvator Mundi) presents a striking reinterpretation of one of Western art's most contested and venerated subjects. The composition retains the frontal solemnity and benedictory gesture associated with the original iconography while introducing elements that speak to contemporary questions of authenticity, faith, and the mediation of the divine through technological reproduction. Rich chromatic depth and meticulous attention to chiaroscuro demonstrate the artist's technical command, while subtle interventions disrupt the viewer's passive reception of a familiar image. The hand-embellishment unique to each work ensures that no two pieces within the edition are identical, introducing an element of the artist's direct touch that elevates the print beyond mere reproduction into the realm of singular object. The application of handwritten epoxy resin adds both physical dimensionality and a layer of intimate inscription, transforming surface into palimpsest. Each work is signed and dated by the artist, affirming its place within a carefully controlled edition of seven with two artist's proofs. At forty-eight by thirty-six inches, the scale commands presence within both private collections and institutional settings. Collectors interested in acquiring this significant work are invited to contact Guy Hepner for availability, pricing, and further documentation.

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Edition & Provenance

Year
2026
Medium
Archival pigment print on canvas, individually hand-embellished and completed with handwritten epoxy resin | signed and dated
Edition
Edition of 7 + 2 AP

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Roman Lefebvre is a French multidisciplinary artist working across digital film, photography, painting and sculpture. His practice examines the invisible structures through which perception becomes memory, belief and reality.

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The surface preserves the image while interrupting access to it. Writing does not explain the subject; it becomes another veil placed between the viewer and certainty.

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About Punkmetender

Roman Lefebvre is a French multidisciplinary artist based in Miami. Born in Paris and shaped by nearly two decades in Los Angeles, Lefebvre played an integral role in developing the visual identity, design language and studio practice of Mr. Brainwash during the formative years of his international career. He is featured in the Academy Award- nominated documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop and worked alongside Banksy and other influential figures of the international street-art movement.

Under the name Punkmetender, Lefebvre subsequently established an independent international practice spanning painting, sculpture, installation and large-scale public work. His works are held in prominent private collections internationally, including those of a member of the Getty family, Mariah Carey, Khloé Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Dave Navarro, among others.

Now working under his own name, Lefebvre is expanding his practice through digital film and Membrane, a materially layered series examining perception, memory and the unstable boundary between image and reality. Moving between contemporary digital figures and historical imagery transformed through oil painting, abrasion, handwritten language and transparent epoxy resin, his work explores how beauty is preserved, disrupted and reinterpreted across time.

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