Known internationally for his layered street works, Stikki expands his practice into Carrara marble, the same stone immortalized by Michelangelo’s David. The sculptures depict two of Stikki’s most iconic figures. Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper, each carved entirely from a single block of marble, standing just under five feet tall and approximately two feet wide.
The project, nearly three years in the making, transforms a decades-old childhood sketch into a monumental sculptural series that fuses memory, pop culture, and art history. Working in Carrara, Italy, Stikki hand-selected pristine marble blocks and directed the artistic process from concept to completion. Produced in partnership with Montreal visual effects studio Rodeo FX (Game of Thrones, Star Wars) and Italian company Robot City, each piece, including its minimalist base, was carved from a single block of marble. The result marks a radical expansion of his practice, merging the rebellious ethos of street art with the enduring legacy of Renaissance sculpture.
Both figures have appeared throughout Stikki’s street art career and carry deep personal meaning. As a child in Montreal, he spent time in his father’s tailoring shop, where he was struck by the presence and confidence of well-dressed clients. That sense of style and swagger resonated with his fascination for anti-heroes, a theme he later connected to the rebellious characters of Star Wars. In FUGETABOUTIT, the viewer becomes an observer and eavesdropper on the pair’s private exchange, as if they are plotting their next move.
“Street art has always been about impermanence, posters that peel away, murals that get painted over, images that live for a moment and then disappear,” says artist Stikki Peaches. “With FUGETABOUTIT, I wanted to push my imagery into a medium that endures, merging street culture with one of the oldest traditions in art history.”
Taglialatella Galleries Managing Partner, Alan Ganev described the project as a leap in scale and ambition. “Three years ago we asked how big Stikki wanted to go,” said Ganev. “The answer was to move from walls to marble, and to bring one of the most iconic street art images into one of the oldest traditions of art history.”
To mark the debut of FUGETABOUTIT, Taglialatella Galleries will present “The Carrara Project”, a short film documenting Stikki Peaches’ journey from street art to marble. The film reflects the artist’s pop culture roots while highlighting how contemporary art documentation has shifted, from static catalogues to cinematic storytelling that mirrors the scale and ambition of the work itself.
