This breathtaking contemporary expressionist painting stands as a monumental and visually complex masterpiece within the highly acclaimed series I will make you a star by creative duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). Deeply rooted in the raw, energetic vocabulary of Jean-Michel Basquiat's neo-expressionist art, the artists construct a striking original hybrid that challenges the boundaries of celebrity popular culture. A large-scale fine art pigment print on canvas of legendary Spanish actor Antonio Banderas is subverted through an aggressive mixed media intervention using thick, physical layers of shimmering gold acrylic paint and deep black oil pastel that morph his face into double tribal skull masks and crown icons.
The artistic duo was inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat's neo-expressionist paintings. Their idea was to create a series of original hybrids that explore the limits of popular culture. We may recognize the identity of the celebrities that are hidden behind the layers of paint, but at the same time we are left perplexed by the new faces that have emerged and this contradiction is the essence of "I will make you a star”.
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