This breathtaking piece of altered fine art photography showcases the profound conceptual depth of the celebrated Live Forever series by international artistic team Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). Bridging the Warholian deconstruction of mass image duplication with the visceral, primitive graphic codes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the masterwork transforms a high-fidelity archival pigment print into a unique standalone original. The prominent countenance of global trendsetter Pharrell Williams is coated under a saturated, flat field of magenta crimson acrylic paint, juxtaposed with energetic charcoal-style outlines and loose white gestures that break against a minimal sky-blue backdrop.
In LIVE FOREVER, the all-new series of acrylic and oil pastel on pigment print, Hunter & Gatti engage with the discursive and artistic discoveries of two major pillars of contemporary art. We find Basquiat’s schematic but deeply striking iconography, together with a Warholian study of the mechanical reproduction of an image, where each singular reproduction is made unique by its intervention in paint.
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Altered Fine Art Photography - Temporaire, 2020. By Cristian Hunter
Temporaire, 2020
From "Live Forever" Series
Acrylic and oil pastel on Pigment Print
Dimensions: 29.9 H x 24 W in.
Framed size: 35.6 H x 32.4 W x 2 D in.This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter.
Cristian Hunter’s work starts from that belief. His photographs —created over a solid international career— are not mere documents, but open territories where painting, texture, and gesture expand photography into new dimensions of meaning. Hunter explores how an image can shift in meaning over time—how context, memory, and manual intervention can transform what was once captured into something newly revealed. Each piece is an invitation to look again, to uncover what lies beneath the visible. Guided by the premise that “nothing stays still,” he works from his personal archive, reinterpreting it, giving new life to what was once lived, and breaking the linear flow between past and present. His lens has captured renowned figures such as Pharrell Williams, Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez, Ewan McGregor, Lalisa Manoban, Adria Arjona, and Bruno Mars, among many others. Yet his focus goes beyond portraiture—what truly interests him is what remains when the image stops being literal and begins to emerge as a living object. His current body of work includes both new pieces and selected artworks from the artistic legacy of Hunter & Gatti, which he now manages. These are duly credited as “ created by Hunter & Gatti,” presented alongside his personal practice and establishing a dialogue between history, transformation, and contemporary gaze. His work has been exhibited in cities such as Barcelona, New York, and Miami, and reflects a visual practice grounded in experience, exploration, and ongoing evolution.
