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

And here are the outtakes: 

With this picture i was not really sure if i could make it work. I think i would have had a hard time to really work out the face of Marilyn.

Wit this one i had doubts if i would really get it to look like gives this kissing mouth Also i thought it might have a happy undertone which the series does not. 

I really liked the pose, it reminded me of something angelic. But i think i decided to leave it out since it was some sort of copy of picture #2 The Face. 

Maybe I will try to make these 3 happen and then show you if they turned out or not.

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

#11 The Body Bag

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

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.

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #10 The Last Night

#10 The Last Night

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

Well, i think it is obvious with this picture. I just wanted to make a picture of a candle blown out by the wind, as a metaphor for the dimming light of Monroe's life.

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #9 The Sip

#9 The Sip

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

This sip will be fatal for Norma and will make Monroe a legend and a myth. Sadly this last sip of champagne flushes down the cocktail of pills she took before going to bed. She will sleep. I decided to make this picture not blurred since we don't take on the action from Monroe's perspective, but much more from the perspective of an outsider, or the press. 

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

#8 False Salvation

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

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.

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #7 The Hallway

#7 - The Hallway

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

Obviously in this drawing Monroe is already drunk or intoxicated. By whatever: we can see that her perception of her surroundings is already extremely blurred. She stumbles into the hallway of her house on the way into her bedroom. She seeks protection in the room she feels the most secure and comfortable. 

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours,a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #6 The Confusion

#6 The Confusion

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

What id like to tell you about this picture is that it reminded me of the confusion that takes part of your identity if you are constantly pressured by anyone, but you don't really know where the pressure comes from directly. And also this drawing is the first step in Monroe's destruction. 

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #5

#5 The Photo-Session

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

During sketching this drawing i was thinking about this last photo session Monroe did for Vogue magazine, where he was semi nude. I think this shoot was with famous photographer Brad Stern. These pictures were really beautiful, but also had this sleepy and half dead vibe to them I decided that in order to fit the drawing into the series id go with the exposing part of the shoot, and show that Monroe really felt like an empty vessel during these days. 

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #4

#4 The Sex

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

What to say about this drawing. I mean its obvious that some hand is touching the body of Monroe . And what I have read about her in many books is that Monroe in the last months of her life had a feeling like she was just keeping the mask of Monroe up and shrinks behind this mask till she does not even exist anymore. So for her sex is not an act of love, or connection between to people. Its just something to do. And therefore she gets into the danger of just having sex with people who could just use her or harm her.

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #3

#3 The Face

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

When I drew this picture I thought about these beauty or glam shots they very often do of actors. And here in particular I was thinking about how Monroe was really duplicated by having her photograph taken I thought about it being a rip of of her skin, and by that Monroe got less and less, thematically speaking. And by, you know being photographed, she herself got less and less worth as a person because she was replicated via movie and photo . So that in the end all that was left was the sexual part of her. And by her i mean the creature Monroe and not Norma Jean. But Norma Jean was reduced to Monroe, and therefore the sex creature. And here I made the drawing very glammy and she looks kinda like she is on drugs. So this could also be seen as a reenactment of her last photo session.

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #2

#2 The Travel

 

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

 

 

 

Like we all probably know Marilyn has travelled a lot during her life. She was torn between L.A. where she had to work and where she live  and New York where she felt hoe. She was not really that much of a Hollywood type of girl. So Maonroe was always on the travel. I choose her sitting because it reminds me of the view you get when ou look inside a cab. For my story, Monroe sits in the cab, and drives home to meet with someone.

I Love Art - Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore #1

#1 - Cover

Marilyn: The Last Hours, a reenactment drawn by the model of Amanda Lepore

Since this is just the cover of my the series, there is not that much to it. But i wanted it to have a very Hollywood-esk look, like in the opening sequences of the old Hollywood movies when the names are flying in. Just like in Monroe's movie: "Gentleman prefer Blonde's". I choose this very simple B/W look because i think it befits the series status as an retroperspective best.  So stay tuned for the next picture of Marilyn: The Last Hours!

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!