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Auguste (b. 1977 France) Original Multi Media "Playboy Party"
Auguste (b. 1977 France) Original Multi Media "Playboy Party"
Regular price
£1,295.00 GBP
Regular price
£1,295.00 GBP
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£1,295.00 GBP
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Artist: Auguste
Title: Playboy Party
Medium: Mixed Media on Aluminium
Edition: Original, One of a kind
Artwork Dimensions: 100cm x 100cm (39.5" x 39.5")
Frame Dimensions: na
Condition: Good, Small chip to side (not visible except under scrutiny)
Gallery Price: £4,995
About the artwork
Playboy Party is a vibrant, high‑energy collision of pop culture, luxury symbolism and street‑art irreverence. Auguste constructs the work as a densely layered collage, weaving together cartoon icons, comic‑book emblems and global brand logos until they form a single, pulsating visual field. At the heart of the composition sits the iconic Playboy silhouette — a recurring motif in Auguste’s practice — functioning as both a cultural mirror and a playful provocation.
The surface is alive with colour and movement: characters overlap, logos jostle for attention, and splashes of paint interrupt the printed imagery, giving the piece a sense of spontaneity despite its carefully orchestrated structure. Auguste’s approach is knowingly maximalist, embracing the visual noise of contemporary culture and turning it into something exuberant, ironic and unmistakably urban.
Within the artist’s wider body of work, Playboy Party stands as a celebration of abundance — a joyful, tongue‑in‑cheek commentary on the way modern identity is shaped by the icons we consume.
About the Artist
Auguste is a contemporary mixed‑media artist whose practice thrives on the restless energy of modern visual culture. Drawing from street art, vintage cartoons, luxury branding and the saturated language of advertising, Auguste creates works that feel both mischievous and meticulously composed. His pieces often take the form of dense pop‑collages, where familiar characters and global symbols collide in a riot of colour, humour and cultural commentary.
What distinguishes Auguste’s work is the balance he strikes between playfulness and critique. Beneath the exuberant surfaces lies a sharp awareness of how identity is shaped by the icons we consume — the logos we recognise instantly, the characters we grew up with, the aspirational imagery that surrounds us. By layering these elements into bold, maximalist compositions, he invites viewers to reflect on the visual noise of contemporary life while still revelling in its nostalgia and charm.
The Playboy silhouette, a recurring motif in his practice, becomes a kind of cultural lens: a shape through which Auguste reframes the familiar, turning pop culture into something at once celebratory, ironic and unmistakably his own. His work resonates with collectors who appreciate art that is vibrant, self‑aware and rooted in the visual language of the present moment.
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