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Carp Crazy Carp originated in China and Eastern Siberia and are now jumping in the rivers of Illinois. How they got there is open to speculation. Most things seem to originate in China - so you would think that they are a far more successful nation than the United States. However, I think that America celebrates success more personally and I presume that the Chinese do not reward their citizens quite so generously. Carp, however, always appear to me to be a far too exotic fish to simply eat. But if this is so, then the only Carp we should be eating is the rough and tumble Silver Carp (one of which I have just drawn for the New Yorker magazine to appear shortly). But many people eat anything, exotic or not, to assuage their obscene appetites for anything that moves. If it is pretty too- well, the chef can 'dress' the creature in as appetising a way as he - or she, thinks fit. It seems to me that this print is a study of pretty Carp- and although it is merely a drawing- it made me think. Perhaps we should not be eating 'pretty Carp' at all! I will leave the final choice to the buyer of these prints. I merely make a moral point. I think that the Silver Carp are the eaters- and the rest are to appreciate aesthetically. Ralph Steadman Edition of 50 Price: $250.00 |
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A FOWL Scene Not a lot of people know this but my site designer Bob Sharp is weird about chickens. He worships them! He talks to them even, like they were human people — only with feathers. I know that if it was legal he would have little three-piece suits made for them- ladies cut- and frocks of course, 'cos we must never forget that they are girls after all- chicks!- only real chicks. They have always made me laugh because they look so intense and their movements are slow and cautious- and that is not, in any way, a chauvinist jibe. It is an artistic observation, because I look at this kind of thing searching for the humorous mannerisms that most things possess. They simply look as though they are terribly worried about something or maybe they have forgotten where they laid their last egg. And even if they remember. it has already been take and eaten for breakfast. Americans particularly, have Eggs and Bacon — never just Egg and Bacon. Usually it's three to make it 'substantial' and hash browns and muffins on the side. So chickens are kept pretty busy and I wonder also if they actually KNOW that they may be eaten sooner or later? Chickens are cleverer than you think.......
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Rats in the Kitchen 'I was never much of a cook and I admire people who can knock up a delicious meal from practically nothing. I think this print is testimony to the relationship between me and food around the place. I could never support the pressure that chefs must be subject to. I think I would try to do my best but I would worry that the chief man was also not in control and the kitchen would be a hell hole not fit for man nor beast. Something unthinkable would ensue and I guess this is a fair reflection of the predicament I imagine would result from my uneasy experience!'
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Perfect Gentleman 'The image was a perverse way to picture such an idea. In spite of the figure being, as it were, 'inside out', he has not forgotten his manners. He learned them well and early. No matter how obscene he looks, his manners continue to function. Normally, all that blood and guts is in everyone of us, yet not everyone is pleasant even with every advantage from birth. On the contrary, some folks born with silvers spoons in their mouths, cheat and lie, swindle and thieve their ways through a life full of others suffering. Some of life's ugliest people have the sweetest nature's, not because they are trying to compensate for their appearance, but because deeper down, they possess a goodness which defies all physical appearance and comes from somewhere that informs their spiritual generosity and love of life'. Perhaps this will explain my desire to express the inexpressible.
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From The ArchivesA Special selection of prints from Ralph Steadman's Print Archive. Please e-mail for availability. |
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Early Georgian
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Three color etching Hand-printed at Peacock Press, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2005 Price: $1,500 |
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Mr. Steadman is happy to present a collection of screenprints from his latest book, The Joke's Over, a memoir of his friendship and collaboration with famed Gonzo Journalist Hunter S. Thompson. The prints cover the span of their association, from their first meeting in Kentucky to the 2005 memorial service at which Thompson's ashes were blasted out of a cannon. The prints include work from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Curse of Lono and The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved, among many others. |
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New Prints! |
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Vintage Syrah Edition of 10 Price: $400.00 |
Vintage Cardinal Zin Edition of 10 Price: $500.00 |
Nixon |
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Price: $450 |
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The Nixon Octopus was done at the height of the Watergate Scandal and this particular image was made on a Farmhouse Kitchen Table covered in a Plaid Oilcloth in Les Salces, a tiny village in the Languedoc region above Montpelier in the South of France, where we spent many idyllic summers throughout the seventies. Maestro Printer Joe Petro wanted to print a crisp clear edition of it, just an edition of 30, five artists proofs and five Printers proofs. It is a kind of Memory Lane Print. They were Halcyon days back then, and our politicians were all sweet guys who loved walking over their Grandmothers to get anywhere. You could smoke on Aeroplanes and make cheap jokes about knives and bombs as you went through Security to catch any flight about to leave in 5 minutes. We miss it all, and above all, we miss Richard Millhaus Nixon......so this print is a Memorial Print. |
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Artist On Holiday |
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"Artist On Holiday"
Edition of 24 mono-prints Price: $800
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Mr. Steadman on "Artist on Holiday" — My hair was an absolute bitch that day as I prepared to travel. So a hat was a must. I spent ages in front of the mirror, adjusting it, adding color, tilting it this way and that until it was just right. Then I remembered the frock. I had to start all over again. The frock was a bit of a struggle even if I say so myself, but it hid a multitude of sins- I simply can't tell you. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I swept away on an idyllic frolic in Crete with an absolute waster- he said he was a Hollywood Follicolist, who specialized in hair transplants to ageing Megastars. He did mine, for God's sake! But never mind that- and never again!!! Hand fingered in watercolor and crayons by the artist to achieve a close facsimile to the original but each one is unique. Joe Petro has managed to capture the fine work of the original ink drawing. It is from a series the artist calls 'knee jobs', which are drawings mainly created on a light drawing board resting on his knees. |
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THE LEONARDO SUITE - ETIUS ODRANOEL EHTIt's Special -a new set of prints actually finished, because they take time and hard labour: Here is a set of prints I have fought long and hard for. The unfinished plates stared at me in the studio for so long, and mocked me, until finally I contacted Master Printmakers, Michael WAIGHT, Ailsa McWILLIAM, and This is a series of 6 (six) etchings burned out of steel plates with Nitric Acid-the only acid I use nowadays. Each print is based on an element of life studied by Leonardo da Vinci, as mentioned in my book, I, LEONARDO. The six images will be titled EYES ARE THE WINDOWS OF THE SOUL, FORTIFICATIONS, RENAISSANCE HEALTH CLUBS, WELL ETCHED BACKS, HOT GASEOUS VAPORS of the HUMAN BODY, and THE THEORY of RANDOM ORBITS. Each etching will be hand printed at Aberdeen Peacock Printmakers in the Highlands of Scotland, on Heavy100% Cotton German Etch Paper, 20x 30 Each print will be signed and numbered in pencil, by me, Ralph STEADman, in an edition of only 20, plus 5 Artist's Proofs, for my own personal use and archive. The individual etchings are signed and numbered 1/20 thru 20/20 and offered at a price of $600. each. The suite of 6 etchings is offered at $3,000. Shipping and Insurance will be pre-determined later. At last, after five years, these etchings are coming to life.
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The catalogue has been signed in ink by Ralph Steadman, Kurt Vonnegut, Joe Petro lll, printmaker, and Rachael Sadinsky, Curator of the University of Kentucky Art Museum. Catalogue is embossed with printers chop mark and numbered in ink 1/50 through 50/50. The portfolio contains two original color silkscreens: Red Shark by Ralph Steadman Hand printed by at Petro III Graphics, 2000. Messenger by Kurt Vonnegut Hand printed by at Petro III Graphics, 2000. The portfolio has been published in an edition of 50 by Petro III Graphics, Lexington, Kentucky, 2001. Signed and numbered by Ralph Steadman and Kurt Vonnegut 1/50 through 50/50. Eight Artist Proofs were made for the artists' personal use. Price: $1500.00 |
INTIMATE ART SERIES A set of Silk Screen Print on Somerset Satin White sheets of English Mould Made. Weight: 300gms(140lbs). Edition: 39. Artists Proofs: 7. Printers proofs. 2. Size: 14.5"x 12.75".
Rembrandt did them. Georg GROSZ did them. Picasso did them tirelessly. Even Andrew Wyeth did them. At the root of all Fine Art is sex — fine and uninterrupted. This set is the result of the artist's furtive voyeurism proving indelibly that he too is human. If you are a stud you are advised to buy the set for $4000. If you wish to buy a single image, that is your choice and the price will be $400 per print. Aesthetics were the artist's prime driving force. Innocence and sweetness are Paramount. Titles are on the prints. All the above were printed in Aberdeen at Peacock Printmakers. |
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Godhead Tulum Silk Screen Print on Somerset Satin White English Mould Made Paper. Weight: 300gms(140lbs). Edition: 30. Artists Proof:3. Printers Proofs:1 Size: 40"x31" A memory of the Yukatan when leaders were Gods in their own right and Mayan culture was woven around them. Pyramids were built in their honor and ball games were played using the heads of their vanquished foes. League Tables were unheard of and rape and pillage were politically correct interval pastimes. Price: $1500 |
Revolutionary Silk Screen Print on Somerset Satin White English Mould Made Paper. Weight: 300gms (140lbs). Edition: 30. Artists Proofs:3. Printers Proofs: 1. Size: 40"x 31".
A stirring, emotive print inspired by a time when people believed
that such anti-social activities were going to make things better
for everyone,
when instead all that ensued was a shitload of grief for most and an
old regime replaced by a shining new gang of megalomaniacs with their
own agenda to indulge. In other words, 'Business as Usual'. Nevertheless, Price: This one's going to cost you $2000 for the power it is going to give you (or buy it for your mistress). |
The Little Tin Bull Ring A set of panels-Silk Screen Prints on Somerset Satin White Mould Made Paper. Weight: 300lbs (140lbs). Edition: 15. Artists Proofs: 1. Printers Proofs. 1. Size: 22.5"x 48" Following a visit to Figueras in Northern Spain and Cadiz in Southern Spain Steadman produced a sequence of events that occur in a Bullfight. Conscious of the religious significance associated with the practice, Steadman decided to emphasize the elegance that masks the brutality and the terrible suffering that a Bull is forced to endure before its inevitable death. Since no one picture is complete without the other eight the sets will not be split up. Your own private Gallery would probably be needed to display them most magnificently. Price Upon Request. The Bullfight panels were printed by Shelley Rose in London. That should be enough for one hit though I also include a picture showing six of the Bullfight sequence exhibited on the balcony area of Aberdeen Art Gallery to give some idea of their size.
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William Burroughs Shot Print Titled: 'And something new has been added' Edition: 120
Each print was shot and signed in pencil by Mr. Burroughs at his home in Lawrence, Kansas in 12 blocks of 10 sheets at a time of Mouldmade Fine Paper from a distance of 6 feet in his socks and wearing khaki battle fatigues. The year was 1995. Don't blame me for the strange limitation numbering which goes- A1 thru A10, B1 thru B10, C1 thru C10 etc until L1 thru L10.
Each print is wildly different in effective firearm damage depending on the weapon used by this great and unpredictable writer.
Size: 30.25 inches X 44.25 inches
This six-color silk-screened print is signed in pencil by both the artist and William S. Burroughs with the added touch of bullet holes placed with loving care by Mr. Burroughs. Price: $2,500 |
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| William Shakespeare Edition: 50 Size: 40 inches X 30.75 inches. Price: $2400
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T. S. Eliot Edition: 30 Size: 38.50 inches X 28.50 inches Price: $2100
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Contact: joe@ralphsteadman.com
