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What is D*Face’s piece called “Going Everywhere Fast (Paper Edition)”
Summary
A comic-strip screen print of doomed lovers on a speeding motorcycle: a green-skinned, corpse-faced man in a black leather jacket and brown gloves grips the handlebars while a blonde woman in a striped tube top and blue shorts clings to his back, eyes closed, small white devil horns sprouting from her head, the whole scene streaked into horizontal motion-blur. It is a textbook D*Face appropriation of romance-comic and biker imagery, turning a pulp clinch into a memento-mori joke about love racing nowhere fast.
Why It Matters
The print distills D*Face's central move: lifting the visual language of mid-century American romance and adventure comics and corrupting it with mortality. The hero is already a cadaver, the sweetheart is a horned temptress, and the speed lines insist they are "going everywhere fast" while plainly going nowhere good. It is pop appropriation used as satire on consumer fantasy, celebrity cool and the death-drive of the open road, the same vocabulary that runs through his D*Dog, skull and lovers work and connects him to the lineage of Lichtenstein and Warhol while staying firmly in street-pop territory.
Collector Perspective
Going Everywhere Fast is a recognizable example of D*Face's most collected subject, the doomed comic couple, which tends to sit a tier above his looser graphic prints in demand. The paper edition is the accessible version of the image (an HPM or canvas variant typically carries a premium), so it occupies the entry-to-mid band of his market. The edition size is not confirmed here, which matters for valuation; D*Face screen prints commonly run in the low hundreds, and pricing should be set against signed, numbered examples of comparable size rather than open-edition reproductions. Condition, full margins and an intact signature/number are the main value levers.
Historical Context
Produced in 2014, during what is best described as D*Face's Pop Provocation era, the print belongs to a body of work built from appropriated romance-comic and biker iconography of the 1950s and 60s. The green corpse-flesh, grinning-skull logic and horned femme are recurring devices he uses to puncture nostalgia, here folded into a speeding-motorcycle composition that reads as both an homage to and a sabotage of pulp adventure art. It reflects the moment when D*Face, having co-founded StolenSpace gallery and established his street vocabulary, was producing tightly designed editioned prints for a growing collector base.
FAQ
What does Going Everywhere Fast depict?
A comic-strip couple on a speeding motorcycle: a green-skinned, corpse-faced man in a black leather jacket grips the handlebars while a blonde woman with small devil horns and closed eyes clings to his back, the background dissolved into horizontal speed-blur streaks.
What is the medium and year?
It is a screen print (paper edition) from 2014.
How large is the edition?
The edition size for this example is not confirmed. D*Face paper screen prints are usually released as limited, numbered runs, so confirm the stated edition before buying or pricing.
Is it signed and numbered?
D*Face limited prints are typically hand-signed and numbered by the artist, usually in pencil in the lower margin, though this should be verified on the individual sheet.
Who is D*Face?
D*Face is British street artist Dean Stockton (b. 1978, London), a pop-art provocateur known for defacing comic, advertising and celebrity imagery with skulls, his winged-eyed D*Dog and doomed comic lovers, and co-founder of London's StolenSpace gallery.
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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.