The Whale

The Whale is a signed and numbered limited edition of giclée prints. This image was originally commissioned by A24 for the film, The Whale, by Darren Aronofsky. The print features a custom embossment and gold foil embellishments. Each print in the limited edition of 314 is signed by both James and Darren. Additionally, there are 30 artist's proofs signed by Brendan Fraser which will be placed with collectors at random. The remaining prints will be made available at 12 PM PT on March 13, 2023. “After Darren screened The Whale for me last year and asked me to create its poster, I immediately thought of Lucien Freud’s paintings of Leigh Bowery, and Kiki Smith’s self portrait, My Blue Lake. In the latter, Smith used a special camera to capture the periphery of her torso, resulting in an image that reads like a topographical map of her skin. While drawing Charlie (Brendan Fraser), I tried to channel Freud’s intimate yet unforgiving observations of Bowery. The depth of Charlie’s grief in the