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Bad Seeds
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Bad Seeds is a 2016 silkscreen from FAILE's SSYM Portfolio Series, an edition of 300 at 23 x 35 inches on Coventry Rag 325gsm with deckled edges. Executed with the series' dense multi-color screen process, it is signed, embossed, and stamped as part of the portfolio's cohesive body of work.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Print Edition of 300. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered; embossed / blind-stamped. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
As a member of the SSYM Portfolio Series, Bad Seeds gains meaning from its set. These prints were conceived as a unified suite, so individual sheets carry both standalone appeal and the collectability of belonging to a completed portfolio program.
Collector Perspective
Collectors often pursue SSYM sheets individually or aim to reassemble the full suite. The heavyweight Coventry Rag stock with deckled edges signals premium production. As always with FAILE, verify signing, embossing, and stamping against the deckle-edged paper.
Historical Context
The SSYM Portfolio Series represents a concentrated 2015–2016 FAILE screen-printing program, each print built from many hand-pulled color layers. The series extended the duo's pulp-collage imagery into a curated portfolio format aimed at serious print collectors.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2016
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 35 x 23 inches; This is a 24 color silkscreen print on Coventry Rag 325gsm with deckled edges, 23 x 35 Inches; Signed, embossed, stamped and numbered here in the studio; 24 Color Silkscreen Print.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Print Edition of 300.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered; embossed / blind-stamped. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Faile's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: Read as documented context rather than stated intent: The SSYM Portfolio Series represents a concentrated 2015–2016 FAILE screen-printing program, each print built from many hand-pulled color layers. This is an interpretive reading of the release context, not a statement of the artist's intent for this specific work. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2016 and attributes the edition to Faile Shop.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Faile Shop. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- FAILE — official site — FAILE studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official studio site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- FAILE (artist collaboration) — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
FAQ
Is Bad Seeds part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to FAILE's SSYM Portfolio Series of multi-color silkscreens on Coventry Rag.
What is the paper and finish?
Coventry Rag 325gsm with deckled edges, at 23 x 35 inches.
How is it signed?
Signed, embossed, and stamped by FAILE, 2016.
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