“Michelangelo” by Stikki Peaches, a Graffiti and Contemporary artist known for his multilayered wheat pasting including pop culture, punk symbols and tattoo designs. Referencing the Michelangelos of both the Sistine Chapel and the Ninja Turtles, this mixed-media work on canvas is the epitome of Stikki Peaches’ tongue-in-cheek mix of “high” and “low” art and iconography. In this piece, the seminal image of Michelangelo’s Adam is embellished with old school tattoos, surrounded by a pizza box and graffiti - the image at once both seemingly defaced and elevated through humor. The signed piece measures 48 in. tall and 72 in. wide.

To see more of Stikki Peaches’ work at Taglialatella Galleries, visit: https://www.taglialatellagalleries.com/artists/stikki-peaches

The anonymous Montreal artist is best known for the tagline “What if Art Ruled the World” weaved throughout his celebrity mash-up wheat pastes. Since his 2008 debut on Montreal streets, Stikki Peaches’ mash-up wheat pastes have taken over the streets of Paris, New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Berlin, Stockholm and London. Using a variety of media including collage, acrylic paint, and silkscreen, Stikki Peaches’ work occupies a liminal space between the street and the gallery. The anonymous street artist is strongly influenced by pop culture references and lowbrow street culture. He is constantly creating art that can be thought of as “beautifully controlled chaos.” Stikki combines images of classic films, celebrities, and musical icons into hybrid characters. Stikki Peaches had his first international solo show in 2012 in New York. Since then he has participated in the Scope Art Show NYC, Art Basel Miami and Urvanity Art Fair in Madrid, Spain.