Taymour Grahne Projects is delighted to present this exclusive edition made in collaboration with one of the most sought-after contemporary artists of today: NYC-based painter Asif Hoque. Based on a new painting Hoque created for the occasion of his first foray into printmaking, ‘My Baby’ has been produced as a hybrid pigment print with screenprinted finishes and a bespoke embossed stamp.

Asif Hoque (b. 1991, Italy) is known for his exploration and celebration of Brown bodies through epic
mythological scenes, in which angelic figures and ancient beasts erupt from raw linen canvas and swirling clouds to claim space and reverence. To ensure that collectors’ experience reflects that of encountering his paintings, Hoque has chosen to stay true to the original oil on canvas work in both scale and appearance.

Featuring what he considers to be key themes that run throughout his practice – including areas of deliberately exposed linen canvas, the recurring motif of the winged Cupid figure, and attention to Brown and Black skin tones - this hybrid pigment print echoes the process behind, and materiality of, his paintings. The choice of Hahnemühle German Etching textured paper with hand-torn edges replicates the feel of raw linen canvas, whilst additional screen-printed layers in varying finishes highlight Hoque’s considered application of paint in sheer, ethereal layers and signature swirls, as well as his restrained yet nuanced palette of neutral tones. Light dances off the pearlised ink layers on the wings, whilst glossy eyes charm and draw the viewer in.