<b>ISHISHI</b><br>
<b>Biomechanical Mask</b> (untitled, undated)<br>
Coloured pencil and graphite on paper<br>
Signed lower right in sanguine pencil<br>
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<b>Dimensions (unframed):</b> Approximately 50 x 70 cm (verify before listing)<br>
<b>Frame:</b> Unframed<br>
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<b>Artist:</b> ISHISHI (as signed). No established auction record located.<br>
<b>Provenance:</b> Blue adhesive residue at corners on verso, indicating prior wall or board mounting. No gallery labels or auction documentation present.<br>
<b>Certificate of Authenticity:</b> Not present.<br>
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<b>Condition:</b> Good. Paper clean and white with no foxing, tears, or water damage. Minor adhesive residue at corners on verso from previous mounting (minor, non-structural). Colours appear fresh and well-preserved.<br>
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The most frontal and confrontational work in this artist's series, this piece presents a large symmetrical face or mask constructed entirely from interlocking mechanical, architectural, and organic elements. Tubes, pipes, spheres, ridged teeth-like forms, spiral scrolls, gears, and segmented armour plates build the head-like structure from the inside out. Two distinct eye apertures give the composition a direct, commanding presence. The aesthetic falls somewhere between biomechanical illustration, tribal mask-making, and industrial fantasy. The cooler steel blue, grey, and mauve palette is more developed in its tonal modelling than many of the artist's other pieces, giving this work a more three-dimensional, sculptural quality. The adhesive residue on the verso suggests this work was previously displayed.<br>
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Signed lower right. A strong statement piece from this series, with the kind of direct visual impact that would command attention on a wall. Estimated value range for works of this type: $150 to $500.<br>
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<b>Specifications</b><br>
Artist: ISHISHI (as signed)<br>
Attribution: Signed original<br>
Title: Untitled<br>
Medium: Coloured pencil and graphite on paper<br>
Dimensions (unframed): Approx. 50 x 70 cm (unverified)<br>
Frame: Unframed<br>
Signature: Lower right, sanguine pencil<br>
COA: Not present<br>
Condition: Good. Minor adhesive residue at corners on verso.

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Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia

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