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Always Believe in your Soul
Northbanksy
This is a one-off piece made exclusively for Art Aid Ukraine. It will remain the only printed version of this iconic image of Arsenal and Ukraine footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko who has personally signed it.
We are open to offers but its uniqueness and endorsed signature leads us to invite offers over £1000.
Northbanksy is a street artist from north London who produces work usually linked to the players and supporters of Arsenal Football Club. He was filmed being arrested while painting and the moniker “Northbanksy” was created. His work is generally achieved in public using stencils and large scale projections. Northbanksy has quickly built up a reputation amongst Arsenal fans in London, the UK and indeed all over the world. The work can be sharply satirical but always wholeheartedly supportive of Arsenal.
Since the Autumn of 2022 Northbanksy began to produce limited editions of his better known street stencils. These are available as spray paint on canvas and hand rendered player portraits on wooden gesso tiles.
This work, “Always Believe in Your Soul” is a unique piece, it is a true 1/1 - and was donated in order to help raise as much money as possible for Art Aid Ukraine. It features a goal celebration by Arsenal defender and Ukraine captain Oleksandr Zinchenko - overlaid is a “distressed heart” logo in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
It is a powerful image and could as easily represent the player’s (and the world’s) outrage at Russia’s brutal expansionist invasion of Ukraine, as it does a split second snapshot of a triumphant moment on the pitch.
We are open to offers but its uniqueness and endorsed signature leads us to invite offers over £1000.
Northbanksy is a street artist from north London who produces work usually linked to the players and supporters of Arsenal Football Club. He was filmed being arrested while painting and the moniker “Northbanksy” was created. His work is generally achieved in public using stencils and large scale projections. Northbanksy has quickly built up a reputation amongst Arsenal fans in London, the UK and indeed all over the world. The work can be sharply satirical but always wholeheartedly supportive of Arsenal.
Since the Autumn of 2022 Northbanksy began to produce limited editions of his better known street stencils. These are available as spray paint on canvas and hand rendered player portraits on wooden gesso tiles.
This work, “Always Believe in Your Soul” is a unique piece, it is a true 1/1 - and was donated in order to help raise as much money as possible for Art Aid Ukraine. It features a goal celebration by Arsenal defender and Ukraine captain Oleksandr Zinchenko - overlaid is a “distressed heart” logo in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
It is a powerful image and could as easily represent the player’s (and the world’s) outrage at Russia’s brutal expansionist invasion of Ukraine, as it does a split second snapshot of a triumphant moment on the pitch.