{"product_id":"defer-def-syntax-white-on-black","title":"Def Syntax","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDef Syntax (2022) is a hand embellished silkscreen print on 300gsm fine art paper with deckled edges by Defer — born Alex Kizu, a pioneering member of the first generation of Los Angeles graffiti writers, active since the mid-1980s in East Los Angeles. His practice is rooted in the Chicano cultural tradition of his upbringing in Boyle Heights, a neighbourhood whose walls provided the earliest canvas for a visual language that has since been exhibited at the Getty, the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, and L.A. Louver, and featured in the Beyond the Streets exhibitions of 2019, 2020, and 2021. He refers to his style as his spiritual language — a system of intricate letterforms that blurs the boundary between typography, calligraphy, and abstract painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe title is the work. Syntax is the grammar of language — the system of rules that governs how elements combine to create meaning. Def Syntax is Defer's own grammatical system rendered as image: the accumulated marks and letterforms of a lifetime compressed into a composition of extraordinary intricacy and visual authority. The hand embellishment applied individually by the artist to each impression after printing ensures that no two works are identical, elevating the edition from print to something closer to a series of unique objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis impression is designated Artist's Proof — produced outside the standard numbered edition and the most desirable category of impression from any print release. It is hand-signed by the artist and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSheet: 86 × 65.5 cm (33.9 × 25.8 in). Hand-signed. Artist's Proof. Certificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DEFER (Alex Kizu)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54089734685012,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0418\/6196\/files\/defer-def-syntax.jpg?v=1786701411","url":"https:\/\/creedgallery.com\/ar\/products\/defer-def-syntax-white-on-black","provider":"Creed Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}