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Ill buy it for the drop price given the drop was like this week

ASking prices are not sold prices..

These will sell for under $500 in time,.. Ill just wait. My hunch is you will be waiting too. As nice as her work is, the prints have not been money makers.

I hear you - Agreed that Paul insect is more popular / in vogue, but also think tryptic's are a harder sell in the first place and I don't think its the best example of his work ether. Guess time will tell on this one.

mattmma22 - In case you're interested Ive got a couple of Faile prints, a Hush print and a timed release from Sandra Cheverier I need sell at some point but Im so lazy I haven't managed to get around to selling one of them in last 2 years

Hi Guys looking for a Maya Hayuk Very X.
Hit me up and let me know if your looking to sell or trade
Thanks guys 🙏

MAYA HAYUK - 'XC', 2023

Analog Screen Print
15 x 22”/ 38 x 55 cm
8 Colors on 300 gsm Sommerset 100% cotton rag
Handprinted at X-Cottage, UK
Signed and numbered by the artist
Edition of 100
550€ + shipment
Get yours on Dec 6 at 6PM from Brussels
Get yours on Dec 6 at NOON from Brooklyn

No specific number request - thanks!


a few words by Maya about this print...

It’s been almost ten years since I released my VERY X screen print with Pictures on Walls in 2014, hand-printed in a London basement with a Master Printer and very dear friend. I think of this print, XC, as a little gem of a follow-up to that time and experience. XC was hand-printed in a bucolic setting on locally sourced paper while we fueled ourselves on tea and fresh eggs (which were totally rationalized as being vegan because those sweet hens are part of the earth and otherwise their lays would’ve gone to waste). Even though I myself am not a vegan, this really makes sense to me. So does drinking strong tea with good friends.

I named this print XC after X-Cottage, the name of the utopia where it was created. The “X” motif has long been present in my work and holds many deep, resounding meanings for me. My grandmother Slava taught me the cross-stitched embroidery her mother taught her and her mother’s mother taught her since the dawn of whatever. This practice dates back to Pagan times in Ukraine - the symbol “X” was for protection, which was easily adopted into Christianity there over a thousand years ago.

The “X” is a binary code that can create any shape, image or pattern. It’s the first gesture in building a bonfire. On one hand it’s a kiss; on the other it’s a nihilistic expression of the end or for prompting a negation. X marks the spot on a treasure map. X-ing out graffiti is generally considered a dick move (unless it’s to wipe out a swastika). X is what my generation called ecstasy/MDMA. The “X” in X-ray stands for the unknown, but I do know that X RAY SPEX were a great band. One “X” is the signature of someone who can’t write; put a few “X”’s in a row and you get some Ron Jeremy flick. “X” shapes were the basis of Underground Railroad markings and used currently in Urban Search and Rescue signage. An “X” crossed with another “X” forms a military hedgehog, a vital defense from attacks of fascist invaders. In other words, X is protection. Don’t even get me started.

 With that, I hope you like my new print.
 X
 Maya

What’s an analog screen print then? 

Possibly, but it might just be re-enforcing the point that it's not digitally produced like so many art prints these days. A screen print is definitely more desirable for many people.

I don't get people paying 550 euro for a print like this.............. just saying.

Why not?
Its abstract art with a contemporary twist.
Nice edition size and printing technique.
Will look very flashy when its properly framed.
Has depth and you can get lost in it.


People pay thousands of dollars for shiny dibond printouts (yes I mean HENI releases) - so I'm surprised that you are surprised that people buy this.

She's been at this same thing for close to a decade. I think it's time for her to move on a bit as an artist.