Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Vhils Print Index
Blur
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Blur is documented in this catalog as a 2024 Screen Print | Hand Finished. The saved release record lists dimensions of 102 x 72 cm. The saved record attributes the release to Avant Arte. The cataloged edition information is 50.
Collector notes: First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 50. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered; dated. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Blur brings Vhils's destructive wall methodology into the silkscreen medium, treating the print surface with abrasion rather than only ink. The double exposure of face over traffic captures the tension between the individual and the anonymous churn of the city.
Collector Perspective
The large 102 by 72 scale, hand-finishing and edition of 50 make Blur a substantial statement print with real material presence. The acid and abrasive treatment introduces variation across the run, so each example carries individual character.
Historical Context
Produced in 2024, Blur extends Vhils's interest in erasure and layering into screen printing, using acidic and abrasive intervention. The overlapping city-and-face composition reflects his enduring theme of the human presence within the urban flow.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2024
- 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 102 x 72 cm; Blur sees street artist Vhils bring his abrasive methodology to silkscreen printing; Prints from the edition are individually hand-finished using quick ink and acid – eroding the surface of the artwork; Silkscreen print with quick ink and acid on on 270 gsm Photo Smooth Fine Art paper.
- Edition details
- First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 50.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered; dated. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Vhils'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: Produced in 2024, Blur extends Vhils's interest in erasure and layering into screen printing, using acidic and abrasive intervention. 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 2024 and attributes the edition to Avant Arte.
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 Avant Arte. 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.
- Vhils — official site — Vhils studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Vhils — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Vhils (Q115823) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
What makes Blur hand-finished?
Vhils applies an abrasive, acid-treated silkscreen process, introducing variation to each example.
What does the image show?
Two overlapping images, an anonymous face over a busy street scene, evoking the individual within the city.
What is the edition size?
Fifty signed and numbered prints.
How large is it?
102 by 72 centimetres, a large-format print.
