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What is D*Face’s piece called “The Unloved”
Summary
"The Unloved" reworks the Great Seal's all-seeing eye into a circular metallic-on-black emblem: a single eye set in a ray-filled pyramid, flanked by D*Face's signature cartoon wings and stamped with a lightning-bolt device, ringed by the social-media-age commands UNLOVE, UNLIKE, UNFOLLOW and UNFORGIVE around the D*FACE name. It distills D*Face's running critique of power, faith and digital validation into a single mock-occult sigil.
Why It Matters
The print is a sharp piece of visual satire that fuses two of D*Face's recurring targets: the iconography of authority (the dollar-bill pyramid and Eye of Providence, shorthand for control and conspiracy) and the conditioning of online culture. By replacing devotional language with the prefix "un-" — unlove, unlike, unfollow, unforgive — he turns a quasi-religious seal into a comment on how approval and attention are now currency. It sits squarely in his Pop Provocation period, where comic-strip wit gives way to colder, emblematic graphic design that reads as both badge and warning.
Collector Perspective
With a stated edition of just 14, this is among the smaller D*Face screen-print runs and functions more like a one-off graphic experiment than a mainline release, which limits the pool of available examples and makes it harder to track in the secondary market. The emblematic, text-driven composition is graphically strong but lacks the broad name recognition of his D*Dog and comic-lover images, so demand is narrower than for his marquee motifs. For collectors, the appeal here is scarcity and the conceptual, conspiracy-meets-social-media subject rather than signature-motif desirability; expect thin comparable sales data and pricing driven by who else is bidding at the time.
Historical Context
Made in 2014, the image borrows directly from the reverse of the US one-dollar bill and Masonic-style Eye of Providence imagery, long a staple of conspiracy and power symbolism. D*Face overlays this with the vocabulary of mid-2010s social platforms — unlike, unfollow — capturing a moment when "engagement" was becoming a measure of personal worth. The mock founding date "EST. 1973" nods to the artist's own birth year (1978 is his actual year, with the date used here as a wry institutional flourish), reinforcing the piece's send-up of self-mythologising brands and institutions.
FAQ
What does The Unloved depict?
A circular metallic emblem on black showing the all-seeing eye inside a ray-filled pyramid, flanked by D*Face's signature cartoon wings and a lightning-bolt device, ringed by the words UNLOVE, UNLIKE, UNFOLLOW and UNFORGIVE with the D*FACE name at the base. It parodies the dollar-bill Eye of Providence as a comment on power and social-media validation.
How large is the edition?
The edition size is 14, making it one of D*Face's smaller and scarcer screen-print runs.
What is the medium?
It is a hand-pulled screen print, produced in 2014.
Is it signed and numbered?
D*Face limited prints are typically hand-signed and numbered by the artist, though signing and numbering on this specific example should be confirmed against the actual print and any certificate of authenticity.
Who is D*Face?
D*Face is the British street artist Dean Stockton (b. 1978, London), a pop-art provocateur known for defacing comic-book, advertising and celebrity imagery, his winged-eye 'D*Dog' and skull motifs, and for co-founding the StolenSpace gallery.
Related Works
About the Artist
D*Face is the working name of Dean Stockton (b. 1978, London), a leading figure in British street art. He came up pasting stickers and posters across London in the early 2000s, then built a pop-fuelled visual language that defaces comic-book romance, advertising and celebrity iconography. Recurring motifs include his winged-eyed D*Dog, grinning skulls and doomed comic-strip lovers. His practice spans screenprints, hand-painted multiples, sculpture and large-scale murals worldwide, and he co-founded the StolenSpace gallery in London. His work satirises consumerism, power and our collective obsession with fame.
Collecting D*Face at Gauntlet Gallery
Where can I buy authentic D*Face prints?
Gauntlet Gallery offers an extensive, authenticated inventory of D*Face prints and contemporary editions, with new drops added regularly. Browse the current collection at gauntlet.gallery.
How does Gauntlet Gallery ensure authenticity?
Gauntlet Gallery is built on curation, authenticity and transparency — every work is vetted and its provenance, edition details and condition are disclosed up front.
Does Gauntlet Gallery add new D*Face prints?
Yes. New drops are released regularly across D*Face and other leading artists; see gauntlet.gallery for the latest inventory.