It’s a really bad sign when artist are charging so much for a print when their original don’t do so well. I get he’s very popular with urban art collectors but I just don’t see his work being collected outside of this area. He’s been around long enough now where people outside of Urban Art would collect him. Yes I know Damien Hirst bought his entire first show but was a long time ago and I don’t know any other major collector who has his work or cares. Honestly putting pretty model faces over and over just isn’t my thing. He is very talented and I hope to see something new that is a bit more exciting. Again, I know many people disagree with me on this.

Pretty sure his last show sold out. If you’re basing your hypothesis on blue chip collectors then you’re in the wrong place.

Does one have to be online to win?

The email says “You need to join us on Instagram Live to win!”

Its tomorrow.

People should "judge him based on those rules"

Wow. What a silly thing too say. 

PI shouldn't be considered blue chip until he starts getting rep from Hauser & Wirth.

the only mitigating reason I can see for a price like that, is that the demand is probably there and people are prepared to pay that sum. In which case I suppose it's fair play.

has PI said in not as many words those are his intentions. Or is that being inferred from the steep trajectory of his recent pricing?

I'm not trying to contradict or challenge, just wondered what makes someone think that these are his ambitions. My feeling was that he's finding a style that is distinctly his and that he's just running with it and refining it.

Aren't many of these so called street artists trying to exist within the bluechip world?
So surely by that logic we should be judging all of them by that set of rules too?
Yes - these prints are expensive and I will be surprised if the edition of 20 actually sells out at all but the edition of 70 is little more expensive than pejacs ying yang for example (which i thought was aweful and it went within seconds).

Corriander studios is ta op end print house (not cheap)
Avant arte releases are always expensive so you're paying a premium for this (Not cheap)
All of these prints have hand embellished collage etc which took over two weeks of Pauls time (Not cheap)

Factor all of this in and yes the price is going to be higher than the last releases. I recall reading that all of Pauls canvases sold at his last show in Paris and even though none of these apparently went to well known blue chip collectors / collections why should his next print release not reflect his markets demand?

I do understand JimmyJams view but I also point out that this is Pauls signature style and the old argument of "he isn't progressing" is a moot point because Kaws has been churching out XX toys and paintings with this derivative for how many years now? yet people on this site just can't get enough of it and have little issue with it. The same for Invader - how much has he progressed?! lol!! (both bluechip artists)

I genuinely feel this is Pauls strongest print to date and easily his best image. This will look stunnunbg in any home especially in a modern contemporary living room (see what I'm doing here . It's a unique and fresh approcah to portraiture. Some really disparaging and snobby remarks on here from a number of members.. give the artist a break ffs!

I wish Bast would pick up some traction. I do love his chaotic charm. It looks fast , but also composed in some strange way.

Responded to wrong post . Carry on. 

The live draw was fun. The d.j. was amazing. I wonder if he does wedding gigs...

Didn't win, but I'm not even upset because that live stream was hilarious and entertaining

how did you find the live stream? please help me