‘Tribeca Rider’ stands out as Castle Fine Art’s exclusive first release from Richard Hambleton’s Horse and Rider series. Hailed as one of the ‘three kingpins’ of graffiti art for his Shadowmen , these marked an energetic departure for Hambleton, away from his standing figures’ menacing stasis. The sweeping strokes and splatters of tar-black give way to subtle blues in this exclusive run of seven colour silkscreens, which at once presents a glimpse into the turbulent 1980s New York scene and reflects the solitary heroism of Hambleton as an iconic contemporary artist. The image of the horse and rider resurfaces continuously throughout art history and popular culture. In Hambleton’s work, their shadowy reimagining emerges from the artist’s cynical fascination with the ‘Marlboro Man’, the lone cowboy who sold Marlboro cigarettes to the masses with his all-American coolness but was never shown to suffer the harmful consequences of smoking. ‘Tribeca Rider’ illuminates the inescapable darkness associated with our vices, despite our struggles to maintain the composure of our idols. True also for Hambleton, who himself grappled between his lifelong commitment to pursuing his craft and his isolating addiction to drugs. The result of which, a body of work which is both sinister and ecstatic. Richard Hambleton
Tribeca Rider Silkscreen Edition of 95
Image size 107cm x 117cm Framed Size 114cm x 125cm £9,950 Framed
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Beside The Lake, Beneath The Trees (top) Hand-Embellished Box Canvas Edition of 95 Image size 122cm x 91cm Framed Size 132cm x 102cm £1,950 Framed
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