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Raving Mad
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Raving Mad is a 2008 hand-finished screen print in acrylic and silkscreen ink on Lenox 100 paper, 25 x 38 inches, from an edition of 16. Signed, stamped, and numbered Faile, it is described as a type piece built from global chatter, foregrounding text over Faile's usual figurative collage.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 16. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Text-forward compositions are a distinct strand in Faile's practice, showing how the studio treated language and found typography as image in their own right. Assembling a work from 'global chatter' reflects the duo's collage logic applied to words rather than pictures, giving this piece documentary interest alongside its visual appeal.
Collector Perspective
Typographic Faile works appeal to collectors who value the studio's design lineage as much as its femme-fatale and tiger imagery. At an edition of 16, availability is a step above the single-digit runs. Confirm signature, stamp, and numbering, and evaluate the density of the type composition, which is central to how this particular work reads on the wall.
Historical Context
Faile's roots in graphic design and street lettering surface directly in its type pieces. Built in 2008 from fragments of 'global chatter,' Raving Mad channels the same appropriation instinct the duo applied to pulp covers, here turned toward the noise of language and mass communication.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2008
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print | Hand Finished; catalog dimensions 38 x 25 inches; Acrylic and Silkscreen Ink; Lenox 100 Paper.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 16.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. 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: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2008 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
What kind of composition is this?
A text-driven type piece rather than a figurative collage.
What was it built from?
The studio describes it as assembled from global chatter, or fragments of language.
How many were made?
An edition of 16, hand-finished.
Is it signed and numbered?
Yes, signed, stamped, and numbered Faile, 2008.
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