After painting a sublime mural (covered here) at POW! WOW! Hawaii with his friend Kevin Ancell, SABER (interviewed) went right back to work when he returned to Los Angeles. This new series of originals that he made available on his website is entitled Chrome Whips, created with his reduction style using scratch tools and rags. Created in an edition of 10, sized at 24″ x 34.5″, with each unique – adding this to your collection will cost you $500.
Saber further states – “This reductive process is perfect for my hyper sharp style. This allows me to reduce the strokes to just rapid hand movements that mimic whipping swords, wire and needles. I got a hold of this awesome chrome paper, I was thinking to myself what the hell am I going to do with this. Threw some black paint on top and like those magical mistakes I wiped some of the paint off and BLING!, a chrome brush whip was sparking in the light. Grabbed some scratch tools and this beautiful series emerged. The writing in each piece is crews spelled out with layers of all my friends who have affected my life. In this sense each stroke has a purpose…..”
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