Always The Opposite (misprint)

Always The Opposite (misprint) is exactly what it says on the tin — and then some. This is a misprint from the edition, which means it came off the press with a little damage to the top right corner where the typography hides itself inside the geometry. That imperfection is part of the story. Please check the photos carefully before you buy — what you see is what you get, and what you get is something genuinely one of a kind.

The Print

This is a 3 layer hand-pulled screenprint measuring 145x670mm — tall, narrow, and totally commanding. That format is not accidental. The portrait orientation forces you to read the composition vertically, to slow down, to hunt for the letters buried inside the shapes. And there are letters in there. Typography woven so tightly into the geometry that you have to work for it. That push and pull between what you see immediately and what reveals itself over time — that is the whole point of this piece.

The colour is relentless. Yellow that vibrates, pink that punches, deep blue that anchors, forest green that grounds it all, orange circles that pull your eye like gravity. Three layers of ink, hand-pulled through the screen, building up that dense, flat, tactile surface you only get with proper screenprinting. No digital shortcut gets you there. This is craft.

The Misprint

The damage sits in the top right — subtle, tucked into the hidden typography where the layers meet. It does not blow the composition. It does not ruin the piece. What it does is make this specific print unrepeatable. Every other copy in the edition of 20 does not have this. This one does. That is either a problem or a feature depending on how you think about prints, and if you are reading this, you probably already know which side you are on.

This is numbered 4/20 and hand-signed. Postage and packaging is included — it goes out rolled, protected, ready to arrive in one piece despite the journey.

Who is this print for? Collectors who understand that hand-pulled means unrepeatable. Once it's gone, it's gone. Own a piece of British screenprint craft.