Vanitas (Silver)
26.6in x 35.4in | 67.56cm x 89.92cm
30.6in x 39.5in | 77.72cm x 100.33cm
Fine Art Print, Mixed Media, and Silkscreen
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Released as part of Gary James McQueen’s debut collection with Castle Fine Art, ‘Vanitas (Silver)’ showcases an image that is synonymous with the McQueen name in a completely new way.
Presented as a silkscreen for the first time, the design was originally created in gold as the hero image for the BAFTA-nominated ‘McQueen’ film, paying tribute to the artist’s uncle, the late great fashion designer, Lee Alexander McQueen.
The image began as a hand-drawn sketch, before Gary James McQueen digitally sculpted multiple individual components and shaped them into a 3D skull.
Featuring delicate moths, elegant birds and live flowers, the piece contemplates the fragility of nature and the permanence of art. The artist creates a visual harmony between the form and the flora, the matte and the metallic, so that no individual element is fighting with another.
Available individually, or as part of a set of four. This image is also available in gold as a lenticular artwork, which shows the flowers slowly wilting.
Find out more about Gary James McQueen’s Gilded Skull I collection or shop more artwork here.
Please note this artwork has a fulfilment time of six weeks.
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THE FINER DETAILS
Hand-signed by the artist
The artwork is hand-signed by Gary James McQueen.
Silkscreen
Given Castle Fine Art's expertise as UK's leading art retailer, we are committed to the highest standards specially regarding printing. Believed to have originated as far back as 1000 years ago, silkscreen printing involves using a tightly-stretched mesh or screen. The first step is to mount the silkscreens over your chosen canvas, with a separate screen for each colour. Once the screens or stencils are in place, artists roll, press, sponge or squeegee their ink or paint over the silkscreens to leave a design.
Edition size and silverleaf
This artwork has a small edition size of only 95 artworks. Silkscreened on 410gsm Somerset Satin Paper, the artwork is adorned with silver leaf.
Part of
Gilded Skull I 2025
The artist
Gary James McQueen
Celebrating fantastical form by exquisitely blending traditional fine art values and groundbreaking digital design, Gary James McQueen crafts romantic, timeless tales and exotic worlds.
Formerly a designer and photographer in the fashion industry, Gary worked with his uncle, the late British fashion designer and couturier Lee Alexander McQueen
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