40 colour screenprint with hand applied 24 carat gold leaf on Somerset Tub Sized Satin White 410gsm
Produced by Counter Studio, Margate
76 x 60 cm
Edition of 125, signed and dated by the artist
Chris Ofili, along with seven other leading international artists, were asked to create a print to celebrate the ICA's 75th anniversary. A third of the profits from the sale of each print will be benefit the ICA's programme.
The eight prints are now available to purchase individually through
Counter Editions website. Please enquire about the availibility of Counter Editions x ICA 75 Years Print Portfolio
here.
A third of the profits from the sale of each print will be benefit the ICA's programme.
Crowning of a Satyr (2023) keeps the viewer’s eye in constant motion as the curving figures, rich colours and glistening gold leaf swirl our attention around the paper as we delve into Ofili’s dazzling and disorientating fantasy land.
Ofili draws on a wide range of sources - including jazz and hip hop music, the Bible, and the works of artist and poet William Blake. Adopting simple, pared-down forms, his work continues to be just as expansive, dramatic and romantic - full of references to sensuality, sexuality and his ongoing exploration of Biblical themes.
About the Artist
Chris Ofili (b. 1968, Manchester, UK. Lives and works in Trinidad)
Chris Ofili's fascinating and fantastical paintings draw on a variety of art and popular culture influences, including comic-book heroes, pornography, jazz and hip hop, 70's afro hairstyles and Blaxploitation movies. His paintings are inspired by personal experience, race, folklore, biblical narrative, and more recently, the island of Trinidad where he lives.
