"Mona Lisa After Giger"
Oil on Panel.
22" x 32"
2013
H.R. Giger, born 5 February 1940 is a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer. When I was a teenager I would sit in the coffee shops of book stores like Border's and Barnes and Nobles, many times for hours looking through Giger's art books hoping to be influenced by his unique style and vision. This artist was one of my major influences and inspirations as a young person.
This painting is a hybrid work. I have combined 2 elements an order to explore the idea of idol and celebrity. The 2 elements combined in the piece are:
(1) the painting style and design work of my favorite artist of my youth, H.R. Giger
and
(2) my own reproduction of what I see to be the world's favorite painting, "The Mona Lisa".
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