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What is D*Face’s piece called “More Punk Than You Punk (Fluorescent Pink)”
Summary
A fluorescent-pink screen print in which D*Face takes a vintage 1950s comic-book male portrait — clean-cut, with a slicked greaser pompadour and rendered in green banknote-style crosshatching — and "punks" him: a nose ring, a dangling earring, a scrawled neck tattoo, a rusty chain around the neck, and the artist's signature white winged-eye motifs sprouting where his ears should be. It is a characteristic piece of D*Face's appropriation-of-romance-comic imagery, turning an emblem of mid-century all-American respectability into a defaced punk antihero.
Why It Matters
The print compresses D*Face's whole project into one face: hijacking the wholesome visual language of post-war American comics and advertising and corrupting it with subcultural marks of rebellion. The green money-engraving treatment of the skin ties personal identity to currency and consumerism, while the winged eyes (a riff on his recurring winged motifs) brand the figure as the artist's own. As a statement on conformity versus rebellion — and the commodification of both — it sits squarely in the pop-provocateur lineage D*Face shares with Warhol and the UK street-art wave around StolenSpace.
Collector Perspective
An edition of 60 is genuinely small for a D*Face screen print, putting real scarcity behind it. The fluorescent pink is a colourway variant, which collectors tend to weigh against the standard release — desirable for its punch and shelf-presence, but variants can trade at a discount or premium depending on which version the market favours at a given moment. The imagery is on-brand and immediately legible as D*Face, which helps liquidity, though this is a less universally chased motif than his winged-eye "D*Dog" or grinning-skull works. Condition, signature and the strong neon ink (prone to looking dated or fading if mishandled) all matter to value here.
Historical Context
Made in 2009, during D*Face's Pop Provocation era, when he was actively mining 1950s–60s romance and adventure comic strips and advertising for source material. The pompadour, the engraved-portrait styling and the clean linework all reference that mid-century printed-image vocabulary, which he routinely subverted with skulls, winged eyes and signs of decay. By this point D*Face had co-founded StolenSpace gallery in East London and was an established figure in the British street-art movement alongside peers like Banksy and Shepard Fairey.
FAQ
What does this print depict?
A 1950s comic-style male portrait with a greaser pompadour, rendered in green banknote-like crosshatching against fluorescent pink, that D*Face has 'punked' with a nose ring, earring, neck tattoo and a rusty chain, plus his signature white winged-eye motifs beside the head.
How large is the edition?
The edition size is 60.
What medium is it?
It is a screen print, produced in 2009. This is the fluorescent pink colourway.
Is it signed and numbered?
D*Face limited prints are typically hand-signed and numbered by the artist, often in pencil in the lower margin. Treat signing and numbering as expected but confirm on the specific example, as it is unconfirmed here.
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 romance, advertising and celebrity imagery with winged eyes, skulls and doomed comic lovers. He co-founded the StolenSpace gallery in London.
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.