STIK - Limited Edition Holding Hands Print - FULL SET
HOLDING HANDS ((RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, BLUE & TEAL), 2020
The complete set, comprising five lithographs printed in colours.
Stik’s ‘Holding Hands’ print follows a collaboration with Hackney Council on a huge sculpture of the same name, which led to the distribution of a copy to Hackney residents.
Stik has been living in Hackney for decades now, having starting out living rough on the streets. The Holding Hands print is a print the artist wanted every Hackney resident to own. An investment they could cash-in if needed.
The prints are machine folded prior to distribution, as are many of Stik's works, so the gentle folds seen across the prints are there by design.
We store all prints flat, so the folds become less visible over time.
A full set is now difficult to find - why not grab your shile you can.
50cm x 50cm
Unframed
STIK - Limited Edition Hackney Print - Holding Hands - Full Set
Stik’s art can be described as "simplicity itself" - instantly recognisable stick men drawings, made up of six lines, a circle and two dots on a plain background.
Though his past may be shrouded in mystery, the artist has been very vocal about one element: he was homeless in the early noughties, and remained so for almost a decade.
In 2009 he was given a place at St Mungo’s hostel in Hackney, and it was whilst he was here that he was truly able to focus on his street art and found a sense of purpose. ‘It was the Hackney community that helped me get back on my feet,' he’s said. 'It was squatting and eventually social housing which enabled me to gain a foothold and get back to a decent standard of life. Street art was my way of giving back to the people who helped me.’
He was still in the hostel when he prepared for his first solo exhibition in 2011 at Imitate Modern Gallery.
Since then he has become famed for his work all around the world, and for his regular contributions to charity and working with communities on project to enhance their environment.