Family Ride
Louis Lambert (3ttman)
Sculpture - 28 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 11 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch
$1,820
Déséquilibre Fragile,
2018
by Louis Lambert (3ttman)
Print : Screen Print 70 x 50 cm 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$133
One of the last works available by this artist
LOADING NOT DISPLAYED BLUR TEXT
Second NOT DISPLAYED BLUR TEXT
Second NOT DISPLAYED BLUR TEXT
Free returns within 14 days
Authenticity guaranteed
Learn more
Paypal
American Express
Visa
Mastercard
About the artwork
Numbered and limited to 50 copies
20 copies available
Hand-signed by artist
Invoice from the gallery
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Artwork location: Spain
'Déséquilibre Fragile'
Print by the artist Louis Lambert, also known as 3ttman.
Signed and numbered by the artist.
250 gr. high quality paper.
6 Colors hand pulled.
Edition of 50 produced by Delimbo print club and printed by Ultimo Mono in Seville.
Read more
Print by the artist Louis Lambert, also known as 3ttman.
Signed and numbered by the artist.
250 gr. high quality paper.
6 Colors hand pulled.
Edition of 50 produced by Delimbo print club and printed by Ultimo Mono in Seville.
About the seller
Professional art gallery • Spain
Artsper seller since 2017
Vetted Seller
This seller rewards your purchases of multiple artworks
Collector’s Guide
Imagine it at home
Discover more by the artist
Louis Lambert is 3TTMAN, or to aid in its proper pronunciation, Trois Têtes Man, the agitador de medio ambiente. As a key presence in the contemporary urban art scene in Madrid, he has formed an aesthetic combining the punk heritage of graffiti, its do-it-yourself, by any means necessary attitude, with a style showing a strong influence of both vernacular, and popular religious art. Working on a plethora of surfaces (from billposters to self-laid concrete), and utilising a myriad of techniques (from ceramics to mosaics), Lambert's production purposefully blurs the boundary between art and craft, challenging prevailing conceptions of 'correct' practice in both the fine and public-art worlds.
Born in Lille, France, Louis Lambert painted constantly throughout his early years without ever feeling the urge to move his work into the streets, feeling that without a truly distinctive approach, his movement into that arena would be be frivolous. Whist he experimented a little with stickers and posters alongside his childhood friend Remed by 1999 he found what he considered a more expansive way of bringing art to the public; co-founding the label 102% – a “pop shop" style brand focussed on unique, one-off, hand-printed clothing – he directed his artistic skills through textiles, still tentatively continuing to work in the street.
It was Nano4814's City-Lights project of 2004, that gave him the inspiration to fully shift his practice into this context however, he encountering a project which, for the first time, demonstrated the enormous potentiality of the urban environment. At first working purely on street-furniture – post boxes, lampposts, rubbish containers and the like – Louis Lambert would détourner these objects, enlivening and animating them with comedic, often grotesque imagery. Yet whilst these early works gave him a taste for the action, a taste of the possibilities of the street, he still felt he had yet to find a project which he could wholeheartedly embrace.
The billposters changed all that however. Whilst unwilling to work directly on the city's walls, and equally unhappy with the limited room available to really experiment on street-furniture, 3TTMan came to realise the huge amount of space taken up by billposters in Madrid, a seemingly semi-legal form of advertising which consumed nearly every single vacant or neglected structure in the city. Not only did they provide a readymade surface which to work on in the very heart of the capital however, the billposters also presented him with a readymade response to any encounter with police: If the billposters themselves were an illegal form of visual culture, how could painting on top of them be considered illegal in itself?
Lambert would thus openly paint on these surfaces in the middle of the day in some of the most conspicuous sites in the city, happy to argue with the police when they eventually emerged on the scene (as they invariably would). This approach thus gave him the time to produce highly complex collages on these sites, never simply painting on top of the posters but using what was already there, playing with it, challenging it, taking a purely commercial medium and converting it into a space for interaction, for enjoyment.
Whilst still continuing his work on billposters (as well as the canvas-based work which he has never ceased producing), Louis Lambert has since found numerous other way of interacting in the street, producing large-scale murals, mosaics, piñatas, pushing upon the strained boundary between folk and high-art. His recent focus has been on cement however, probably the most seemingly un-artistic of tools.
Inspired both by the spontaneous writings left upon unset concrete in the street, as well as the experience of re-building his studio in Madrid, 3TTMan, armed with some bags of sand, cement, and plenty of water, has begun to reform the city streets, working both on the potholed pavements (which have been left dangerously unrepaired) and bricked-up shopfronts (of abandoned or empty buildings) that, like the billposters, seem to proliferate widely in the city.
Laying cement onto these sites then, he incises both texts and illustrations upon them before it has the chance to set (sometimes also painting on top of these designs), often with paradoxical or word-playing statements: Esto Es Graffiti (“This is Graffiti") or No Me Gusta Escribir En Las Paredes (“I Don't Like to Write on Walls") for example. Like his exploration of ceramics in Vietnam, his Indian 'wildstyle' or street-based painting-by-numbers, the concrete projects can thus be understood to fuse three of the key themes within his work; his obsession with popular aesthetics; his desire to critique the sanctity of art; and his focus on representing the contradictions, the multiple points of view that can be taken in any situation.
Like his three headed character itself then, a creature which suggests the multiple possibilities of every situation, Louis Lambert aims to present us with a method of questioning rather than judging, with works meant to function through revelation rather than explanation. Expressing the inherent imbalance of the three, he brings a witty, joyful spirit to the street, a low-brow, popular yet highly refined technique, one refusing to stand by the demarcations which the art-world sets up.
Need help?
How does Artsper protect you?
Protect your purchase
We’re here to help you collect art securely. When you browse and buy on Artsper, you benefit from our guaranteed protections.
Buy works from the best galleries
We partner with the best art galleries. All sellers on Artsper have been carefully reviewed and approved by our team. All of our partner galleries respect our code of ethics.
Know what you’re getting
Each work on Artsper is studied and validated by our team before appearing online. Get personalized support Contemporary art specialists are available by phone and email to answer all of your questions about our works of art. Get personalized advice and curated suggestions for your collection.
Resell your artworks
As a private individual, you have the possibility to resell on Artsper your works acquired on Artsper. For more information click here.
Make an offer with Artsper
Negotiate prices
Price negotiation is possible. Like in a gallery, this allows you to open a discussion and purchase your works at your preferred price.
Get our help negotiating
Let our team handle the negotiations and get back to you once the best deal is made.
Order safely
Artsper’s satisfaction guarantee
With Artsper, you have the opportunity to return a work free of charge within 14 days of receipt if it does not suit you, for whatever reason. You will then receive a full refund for your order.
Protect your purchase with Artsper’s payment partners
All credit card payments are processed by Paybox, the trusted leader in payment processing for international businesses. Paybox ensures the highest level of security.
Get specialized support from Artsper in the event of a problem
On the rare occasion that a work of art arrives in a different condition than described, we will work to administer a return, refund, restoration or exchange for you. Our team will always keep you informed on the progress of your request and will go above and beyond to offer you personalized solutions.
To benefit from Artsper’s protections you must:
-
Place your order using one of Artsper's payment methods.
-
Report any issues to Artsper within one week of receiving your work.
-
Provide all requested photographic evidence of the problem (including the original artwork and packaging).
Artsper’s guarantee covers the following problems:
-
You receive a work that’s missing a described characteristic (such as a signature or a frame)
-
You receive a work with different characteristics than those described at the time of purchase
-
You receive a damaged piece of work
-
Your purchase is declared lost or damaged during transit
-
You receive a work that is a different in color than what you ordered
-
Your purchase is delayed
Why buy on Artsper?
Artsper gives you access to the largest catalog of contemporary artworks, from the best galleries (200,000 works, 25,000 artists, 2,000 partner galleries).
We select the galleries with which we collaborate. This demanding selection, operated by our team of experts, offers you several guarantees:
- Double expertise regarding the quality and originality of the works. On the one hand by professional galleries that select their artists and works. On the other hand by Artsper which selects its partner galleries according to the quality of their catalog and their reputation.
- Access to the entire catalog of works from our partner galleries, sold at the same price as in the gallery.
- The possibility of returning purchased works (within 14 days) if they do not suit you, wherever you are in the world. Which is not the case outside Artsper.
- The possibility of easily reselling the work you purchased on Artsper.
We also facilitate the search for works according to your preferences thanks to our intelligent features such as:
- Your custom selection, created based on your tastes;
- Your custom universe, choose from our different universes the one that suits you and access selections of works!
Or simply thanks to our filters on the catalog allowing you to refine your searches.
Our customer service is also at your service and responds within the shortest time!
Can I negotiate the price of an artwork?
For some artworks, you can negotiate the price. If the price of the work is negotiable, you have a “Make an offer” button under the “Buy this work” one.
To submit your offer, you must make a payment of the desired amount. Your offer will then be forwarded to the gallery, which reserves the right to accept or reject it. If your offer is accepted, it means that your order is confirmed by the gallery and they will prepare the artwork for shipment. If your offer is rejected, you will be refunded the total amount paid automatically. The gallery can also propose a counter-offer for the acquisition of the artwork.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us: [email protected].
Where can I have my order delivered?
Artsper delivers worldwide!
However, please note that once your order reaches its destination, it may be subject to VAT or other customs fees. These charges are beyond our control and you will be responsible for paying them (this is indicated at the ‘checkout’ first step).
Select the delivery address of your choice. Please make sure that someone is present to receive your order.
If your billing address is different to your delivery address you can specify this at the checkout.
Return and cancellation
You can return the artwork without needing to provide a reason or pay a penalty fee up to 14 days after receiving your order.
In the case that the right of withdrawal is exercised in the aforementioned time frame, the price of the artwork(s) purchased and the shipping costs will be reimbursed by us as soon as the gallery has received the artwork and notified us.
Artsper will manage the return of the work and will bear the cost of returns (which will either be paid by you and refunded by Artsper or directly paid by Artsper).
The artwork must be returned in perfect condition and in its original packaging (or equivalent).
The buyer exercises his right of withdrawal directly from MUMART, by sending an email to the address: [email protected].
How can I best showcase my work?
If you have bought a painting, a sculpture or a work on paper, find expert advice on its conservation and how to best enhace it:
Selected by our experts
Artwork added to cart
Louis Lambert (3ttman)
Déséquilibre Fragile, 2018
Print
$133
Checkout