{"product_id":"zavier-ellis-we-are","title":"Zavier Ellis 'We Are (Blue)', 2026 Acrylic, emulsion, spray paint, digital collage on gloss paper 29.7 x 21 cm (11.7 x 8.3 in)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003eIn the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003eWe Are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, Zavier Ellis turns his research-led practice toward\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe World Cup, producing 11 unique works at £90 each\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto mark the 2026 event\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e. As across his wider practice, layered historical iconography generates a dense internal symbolism — here rooted in the origins of the World Cup itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003eWe Are (Blue)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings together three layers of history into a single surface: Nike of Samothrace, the headless Greek goddess of victory who inspired the original Jules Rimet Trophy; the 1930 Uruguay World Cup squad, the first\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003ehost and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003echampions; and the ghost of Jules Rimet himself, the man who conceived the tournament from a conviction that football could redirect nationalism\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003ein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea world still recovering from war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003eWorked over by hand with acrylic, emulsion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand spray paint, the piece draws on Ellis's sustained interest in the palimpsest of the urban wall — surfaces where public messages are constructed, obscured, and rewritten. Fragmented blue marker traces WE ARE across the composition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003ereferencing Uruguay's national colour and the tournament's collective language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003eThe Roman numerals MMXXVI anchor the base, marking the year the tournament reaches its largest form\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003eof\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e48 nations,\u003cspan\u003e expanded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003efrom the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e13 who\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003ecompeted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Montevideo 96 years earlier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003eEach work is unique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— one of XI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003ehand-finished individually.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW133649822 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"735\" data-start=\"479\"\u003eAbout Zavier Ellis:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"735\" data-start=\"479\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Lato',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Aptos; color: #555555; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eZavier Ellis read History of Modern Art at Manchester University (1993-1996) before undertaking a Masters in Fine Art at City \u0026amp; Guilds of London Art School (2003-2005). He has exhibited alongside contemporary and 20th century artists including Peter Blake, Michael Craig-Martin, Marcus Harvey, Damien Hirst, Julian Opie, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Derek Ridgers, Antoni Tàpies, Mark Titchner, Gavin Turk, Keith Tyson and Mark Wallinger. Ellis has exhibited globally including Museum der Moderne, Salzburg; Pera Museum, Istanbul; Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles; Saatchi Gallery, London; Klaipėda Culture Communication Centre, Klaipėda; Royal West Academy, Bristol; Dean Clough, Halifax; Paul Stolper, London; Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt; Raid Projects, Los Angeles; ENIA Gallery, Pireas; and Blond Contemporary, London. His work is featured in prominent private collections including the seminal Sammlung Annette und Peter Nobel, Zurich and Beth Rudin DeWoody, West Palm Beach. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Project Papyrophilia","offers":[{"title":"'We Are I (Blue)'","offer_id":45250104033487,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are II (Blue)'","offer_id":45250097512655,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are III (Blue)'","offer_id":45250104066255,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are IV (Blue)'","offer_id":45250104099023,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are V (Blue)'","offer_id":45250104131791,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are VI (Blue)'","offer_id":45250104164559,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"'We Are VII (Blue)'","offer_id":45250139259087,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are VIII (Blue)'","offer_id":45250139291855,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are IX (Blue)'","offer_id":45250139324623,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are X (Blue)'","offer_id":45250139357391,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"'We Are XI (Blue)'","offer_id":45250139390159,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/5861\/1919\/files\/Ellis_Zavier_WeAreI_Blue_2026Acrylic_emulsion_spraypaint_digitalcollageonglosspaper29.7x21cm_11.7x8.3in.jpg?v=1781105637","url":"https:\/\/www.projectpapyrophilia.com\/products\/zavier-ellis-we-are","provider":"Project Papyrophilia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}