Launched in the mid-2010s, VICES, my very own art print series, is known for its bold fusion of vintage aesthetics and modern social commentary. With VICES, I set out to create a body of work that would explore the dark allure of society’s most enduring temptations—substances, behaviors, and obsessions that seduce, corrupt, and ultimately destroy.
Each piece in the VICES series draws inspiration from early 20th-century poster art, particularly the style of vintage advertising, prohibition-era propaganda, and turn-of-the-century public service announcements. I design these prints to echo the craftsmanship of that era: limited color palettes, hand-drawn typography, and distressed textures that evoke the feel of a bygone age. The result is artwork that feels authentically historic yet thematically timeless.
Thematically, VICES tackles subjects such as alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, LSD, and other forms of human indulgence. But rather than glorifying these vices, I present them through the lens of cautionary allegory.
There is a sense of dark humor and irony woven throughout the series—while the style imitates old moralistic warnings, it also invites viewers to reflect on society’s evolving relationship with temptation, control, and excess.Produced primarily as hand-crafted, limited-edition screen prints, VICES has earned acclaim among poster collectors, horror fans, and fans of alternative art. The series has been exhibited at galleries, pop culture conventions, and specialty art shows, and individual prints often sell out quickly, further cementing the series’ reputation for both artistic merit and collectible value.
What I set out to do with VICES is to marry aesthetic beauty with moral ambiguity—I want each print to feel like a recovered artifact from a time when vices were fought with ink and paper rather than digital campaigns. VICES offers me a voyage into the haunting and visually stunning exploration of the age-old struggle between desire and downfall.
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