This breathtaking photographic triptych in mixed media stands as a definitive and powerful statement within the highly celebrated series I Will Make You A Star (IWMYAS) by creative partnership Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). Deeply inspired by the raw, energetic vocabulary of Jean-Michel Basquiat's neo-expressionist paintings, the artists construct a striking three-panel installation that challenges the boundaries of contemporary celebrity culture. The composition links three intimate high-contrast portraits: icon David Gandy submerged beneath a thick, tar-like black oil mask; music pioneer Pharrell Williams deconstructed via structural skeletal facial graphics and crimson loops over his classic tuxedo; and actor Jamie Dornan overlaid with Basquiat’s legendary three-pointed crown notation.
Hunter & Gatti wanted to pay tribute to the neo-expressionist Jane-Michel Basquiat’s legacy by merging the celebrity portraits they had made in the past for fashion editorials and campaigns, featuring the most iconoclastic members of today’s fashion scene, with Basquiat’s paintings that transcend the limits of the art world and form part of our collective unconsciousness – just like the famous faces of their photos. Their idea was to create a series of original hybrids that explore the limits of popular culture, reflecting, at the same time, fashion’s on-going interest in the art world.
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Photographic Triptych in Mixed Media - Gandy, Pharrell and Dornan, 2017
David Gandy, Pharrell and Jamie Dornan, Triptych. Intervened by the artists, 2017
From the series of IWMYAS
Acrylic and oil-pastel black & white pigment print
Overall size: 33.8 H x 73.5 W in.
Individual size: 33.8 H x 24.5 W in.
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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.
