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KAREEM RIZK [AUS]. Crave. MAX EDITION OF 20. Time-released giclée print. Print Specifications. Paper dimensions: 420 mm x 297 mm. Artwork dimensions: 350 mm x 267 mm. Maximum edition size: 20. Print technology: Archival colourfast inks. Stock: 290 GSM Moab Entrada bright white watercolour paper. Signed and numbered by Kareem Rizk. ABOUT THE ARTWORK. "'It’s a handmade collage on paper. Like a lot of my work, I didn’t set out to voice a message or opinion with this piece. I’m also very rarely consciously trying to tell a story. A narrative often evolves as the work is being made and it is very rarely defined or confined in any specific terms. This way, many different stories can be read into the work by many different viewers. I think the main image contains a strong sense of attitude and almost assertiveness in the posture. It’s provocative, maybe a little confrontational and a tad aggressive. The word, crave, happened to be laying amongst the scraps of paper on the table and I immediately thought it was quite fitting. All kinds of connotations could be read into this image. Some of them I think are quite obvious, while others might be a little more subdued. Either way, I think it’s true of celebrity that so much about a person can be right in your face, while at the same time so much can be hidden.". ~ Kareem Rizk.