Banksy
Happy Choppers (Signed), 2003
A rare printers proof. Signed "Banksy 03"
From the collection of Ben Eine (Banksy´s master printer). Gift from the artist.
From the collection of Ben Eine (Banksy´s master printer). Gift from the artist.
70 x 50 cm
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in
Copyright The Artist
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Screenprint on paper. 700 x 500 mm. Framed 89 x 69 cm. Custom made bespoke frame - massive black oak. UltraVue anti reflective museum glass. Shown in the collelctible exhibition...
Screenprint on paper.
700 x 500 mm.
Framed 89 x 69 cm.
Custom made bespoke frame - massive black oak. UltraVue anti reflective museum glass.
Shown in the collelctible exhibition catalogue from Vanina Holasek Gallery in NYC 2007. Full page.
First ever Banksy exhibition in the US. Organized with Bankrobber London, Punk Daisy Gallery and Artificial Gallery.
This is the very print depicted in the catalogue.
Printers proofs are in general more valuable because there are incidentally fewer of them making them more rare. Last photos are Peter Hvidberg, Owner Multiplesinc Projects with Ben EIne in Copenhagen 2022.
From Myartbroker:
The overt and sarcastic criticism of warfare and military activity is something we have come to expect from Banksy artwork. This humorous artwork depicts a hailstorm of gunships, possibly Apaches, approaching over the horizon. A bright blue sky behind them, and fluffy cartoonish clouds belies the oncoming danger. The helicopters are incredibly detailed, with particularly accurate recreation of the rotor blades and landing gear - which serves to accentuate the peril evoked by the artwork. One helicopter is wrapped in a cutesy baby pink ribbon, as though it were a gift, which could be interpreted as a tongue-in-cheek comment on politicians’ rhetoric, who preach that when they “export” their democracy, they consider it a gift to the citizens whose lives they are about to turn upside down through violent conflict.
Some more critical commentary blamed Happy Choppers for making light of war, however it is unlike Banksy to be so blasé about the loss and destruction associated with military activity and intervention, which is an issue he has been seriously advocating against in his artistic practice such as with powerful works like Love is in the Air (Flower Thrower).
700 x 500 mm.
Framed 89 x 69 cm.
Custom made bespoke frame - massive black oak. UltraVue anti reflective museum glass.
Shown in the collelctible exhibition catalogue from Vanina Holasek Gallery in NYC 2007. Full page.
First ever Banksy exhibition in the US. Organized with Bankrobber London, Punk Daisy Gallery and Artificial Gallery.
This is the very print depicted in the catalogue.
Printers proofs are in general more valuable because there are incidentally fewer of them making them more rare. Last photos are Peter Hvidberg, Owner Multiplesinc Projects with Ben EIne in Copenhagen 2022.
From Myartbroker:
The overt and sarcastic criticism of warfare and military activity is something we have come to expect from Banksy artwork. This humorous artwork depicts a hailstorm of gunships, possibly Apaches, approaching over the horizon. A bright blue sky behind them, and fluffy cartoonish clouds belies the oncoming danger. The helicopters are incredibly detailed, with particularly accurate recreation of the rotor blades and landing gear - which serves to accentuate the peril evoked by the artwork. One helicopter is wrapped in a cutesy baby pink ribbon, as though it were a gift, which could be interpreted as a tongue-in-cheek comment on politicians’ rhetoric, who preach that when they “export” their democracy, they consider it a gift to the citizens whose lives they are about to turn upside down through violent conflict.
Some more critical commentary blamed Happy Choppers for making light of war, however it is unlike Banksy to be so blasé about the loss and destruction associated with military activity and intervention, which is an issue he has been seriously advocating against in his artistic practice such as with powerful works like Love is in the Air (Flower Thrower).
Provenance
*Gift from the artist to his printer Ben Eine. Eine was the master printer of this actual print.
*James Allen - Punkdaisy Gallery
*Bengtsson Fine Art, Landskrona Sweden
*Private collection Zürich
Exhibited:
*Vanina Holaske Gallery NYC - 2007. Full page in catalogue.
*Still Kicking Gallery 2013 - Malmö Sweden.