Smiley with Pride by Facundo Yebne | FLY
Explore Mondoir Studio
Medium: Tiny Resin Ducks (Neon)
Dimensions: 36 x 36 in
Year: 2025
Price: $1500.00 USD
Status: available
A 36 x 36 smiley built from medium rubber ducks in Pride colors, arranged in a tight, precise grid. The circular composition is defined through intentional color placement, with darker tones forming the eyes and a bold, clean smile. Under UV light, the colors intensify, creating a vivid, glowing surface that shifts with perspective. The piece merges a universal symbol of happiness with the Pride spectrum, expressing unity, identity, and collective strength. Each duck remains distinct, yet contributes to a cohesive, radiant whole.
Why collect this work?
Hundreds of rounded units convert a familiar smiley into a field that shifts between immediate recognition and visible assembly.
- FLY describes repetition as a way to connect individual elements with collective narratives. Here, that intention is legible in the tension between each separate duck and the single face they form.
- In the photograph, tightly packed rows establish a roughly circular head, while dark concentrations define two eyes and a curved mouth. Irregular edges and occasional striped units interrupt the grid, keeping the symbol from becoming mechanically uniform.
- The catalogue documents tiny neon resin ducks and states that the work changes under UV light. Their bulbous silhouettes function like pixels, but retain enough detail to register as small objects rather than flat marks.
- The title and catalogue description connect the bright spectrum to Pride. Encountered in that context, the smiley tests how a widely legible digital sign can carry a claim about unity without erasing the distinct parts that construct it.
About the Artist
Facundo Yebne | FLY
Facundo Yebne | FLY is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: installations with Rubber Ducks. Based in Miami Beach, US.
Nationality: American
FLY’s work explores unity, resilience, and the shared emotional landscapes that bind individuals into collective narratives.
