Original artwork description:

'Art thieves operate here' is a fun, hand rendered typography piece on a vintage paint by numbers board.
The initial inspiration for this was that I found my collages no less than 60 times on a well known online marketplace, where my and many other artist's work was being offered for sale as cheap reproductions.. then I thought this would just look cool as part of a gallery wall almost like a warning sign. If you see this anywhere for sale as a print you know it's a knock off!

I've used paint by Culture Hustle which operate pretty controversially, reclaiming colours for artists that companies or blue chip artists have trademarked.
Just yesterday I learnt that the family of Yves Klein have taken the company to court for reproducing the famous Klein Blue.

The paint used here is legal! It's their Mirroriest Mirror oil paint and the Blackest Black acrylic. I'm so happy with the contrast of shiny silver and very matte black in the light and without light looks equally great too, like a textured, aged vintage look.

Please note that the 1st image is a scan and represents the colour of the board well along with how the letters look without light on them, the other pictures show the shine as you move around the piece.

The paint by numbers board features a couple of birds, one of which is victoriously stealing the letter 'V' while the other looks up.
There is a slight mock canvas texture to the piece and is more apparent on the silver.
This will need framing and isn't ready to hang, receive your birds and words tissue wrapped and sandwiched in many layers of double wall cardboard for a safe journey and with tracking for peace of mind.

Materials used:

Vintage paint by numbers board, acrylic and oil paint.

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