Icons are everywhere!

An icon is someone who makes an effort. Art makes an effort. Therefore art is an icon. Marilyn Monroe was and is an icon and a work of art as well. Hence Marilyn Monroe and art have a nature in common. Icon - Art - Marilyn is iconic.
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Showing posts with label Blonde. Show all posts

Saturday, May 11, 2013

I Love Art - Marilyn: Tha Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #11 The Body Bag

#11 The Body Bag




I decided that I wanted to finish this art / drawing series with  drawing that did jump out a little. So I decided to go for the tabloid version. There i'd have a picture of Monroe in the body bag, only her lips visible. I decided to go for the lips and not the iconic blonde hair, since her lips were super voluptuous and Amanda Lepore's lips are as well.  Also I liked the idea that, even as a corpse, Monroe was property of the public.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #8 False Salvation

#8 False Salvation




This drawing is the moment when Monroe enters her bedroom and finds a tablet with a glass of champagne and some sleeping pills on her bed. She had left them there this morning, since she knew that she could not sleep this night. She takes the pills in the desire to take a night of sleep and flee from her problems.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

A sex symbol is a thing, and i hate it to be a thing. - Marilyn Monroe


Monroe #1 Fear

She has inspired generations, has overcome obstacles, had give stardom a new peak and will mesmerize the world forever. Her beautiful, artificial, tragic and controversial life was a mirror of all the beauty of Hollywood and all its ugly symptoms. Of course we are talking about Marilyn Monroe. Her death is, up until today, a mystery and has inspired musicians, singers, artists and models. She has become a true legend and an iconic figure of pop culture. Monroe has really made her way into fashion and academia and into many other ventures. I myself am very inspired by Monroe and her story, i have read many books on her and i have painted Monroe several times. 

From the first of may i will start to post an 11 picture long series entitled: Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore. Each day I will post a picture, and add a little information about the story I have created behind the series. On May 12th I will explain the inspiration between the project and maybe some "outtakes". So I hope you are excited for the turnout!