Last year the Obama campaign was marked by amazing poster work and graphics produced by Shepard Fairey who you should know because of this poster. Stencil art has really hit the streets in a big way in the last few years, first used an unorthodox method to "graffiti" in public places. It was made notorious by artists like Banksy and has eventually been brought into the public realm.
This is also a method that you experimented with last year in you portrait series. I like how Léon feels more serious in this picture. He is usually quite jovial and here he looks somewhat austere. I can see this image being the basis for future works, and possibly like the Obama poster with some colour added to it.
This is also a method that you experimented with last year in you portrait series. I like how Léon feels more serious in this picture. He is usually quite jovial and here he looks somewhat austere. I can see this image being the basis for future works, and possibly like the Obama poster with some colour added to it.
Sharon Lacoste McDonagh, Léon, 2009Ink on Paper 15 x 10 cm
