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Basik - Votive (Hand Series)

from $225.00

This work is part of Basik’s Hand Series, an ongoing body of figurative works centered on the symbolic and expressive power of hand gestures.

Emerging from Italy’s graffiti movement of the early 1990s, Basik (Lucio Bolognesi) has developed a practice that merges the visual economy of writing culture with references to Medieval and Renaissance art, modern abstraction, and contemporary avant-gardes. His hands function as icons rather than portraits — charged fragments that communicate belief, identity, labor, and human presence.

Rendered with a strong sensitivity to surface and material, the work reflects Basik’s continued interest in the relationship between gesture, image, and physical support. The resulting composition balances restraint and intensity, inviting sustained viewing rather than immediate consumption.

This Free Vandals edition presents the work as a large-scale archival print, honoring both its street origins and its place within contemporary visual culture.

Size:

This work is part of Basik’s Hand Series, an ongoing body of figurative works centered on the symbolic and expressive power of hand gestures.

Emerging from Italy’s graffiti movement of the early 1990s, Basik (Lucio Bolognesi) has developed a practice that merges the visual economy of writing culture with references to Medieval and Renaissance art, modern abstraction, and contemporary avant-gardes. His hands function as icons rather than portraits — charged fragments that communicate belief, identity, labor, and human presence.

Rendered with a strong sensitivity to surface and material, the work reflects Basik’s continued interest in the relationship between gesture, image, and physical support. The resulting composition balances restraint and intensity, inviting sustained viewing rather than immediate consumption.

This Free Vandals edition presents the work as a large-scale archival print, honoring both its street origins and its place within contemporary visual culture.

Artist

Basik (Lucio Bolognesi)
Active since the early 1990s, Basik is one of Italy’s most influential graffiti writers, recognized by Aelle magazine as among the top three of his generation. His work was featured in the landmark exhibition Street Art Sweet Art at PAC (Contemporary Art Pavilion) in Milan and has been exhibited internationally, including in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, Berlin, and Milan.

Series

Hand Series
A body of work exploring hand gestures as symbolic, cultural, and emotional carriers, drawing from popular culture, religious imagery, and historical visual language.

Print Method

Museum-Grade Archival Pigment (Giclée) Print
Produced using professional color calibration and high-resolution capture to preserve surface detail, tonal depth, and texture.

Printed on heavyweight, museum-quality cotton rag paper for archival longevity and material presence.

Available Sizes

  • 18 × 24 inches — Collector format

  • 36 × 48 inches — Hero statement format

(Sizes are curated to reflect the intent and proportions of the original work.)

Edition

Limited edition
Produced exclusively for Free Vandals

Presentation

Unframed
Designed for professional framing

Notes

Each print is intended to be experienced as a physical object — not as a decorative reproduction, but as a collected work that retains the energy and material sensibility of the original piece.