"Bandits part I-II-III-IV" Painting

This is a composition of 4 paintings. I love the famous mugshot, unique testimonies of the life of the great rock stars and their historical epochs, and hence the idea of ​​"Bandits part I-II-III-IV" where the iridescent opal glass mosaic embellishes the white canvas and black, with its glitter to emphasize the aura of celebrity that hovers around these rebellious musicians, whose arrest is almost a crowning achievement. "Banditi parte I- Morrison" (60 × 60 cm mosaic and acrylic on canvas) draws inspiration from the famous arrest of Jim Morrison, on March 1, 1969. With "Banditi parte II - Jagger" (60 x60 cm acrylic and mosaic on canvas) we are in 1967 and Jagger, the Rolling Stones frontman is arrested in England, together with his companion of adventures Keith Richards, on charges of possession of substances amazing. And he could not miss him, Jimi Hendrix arrested for possession of drugs, and here is the idea for "Bandits part III- Hendrix" (60 × 60 cm acrylic and mosaic on canvas), interpretation of the famous 1969 mugshot, taken at auction for $ 14,000 in 2006. The celebrity will certainly always remain a desire for so many ordinary people who would, I think, even arrest if this meant the entry into the Olympus of the stars (obviously it was already conceived an extreme prison-themed reality; -) ...) and the prophetic quote by Andy Warhol "Everybody will have his quarter of an hour of celebrity", almost an imperative to which no one wants to escape. Prophetic phrase especially today, in the age of social media explosion. Following this intuition comes the last work of the composition "The next could be you", where a generic Facebook profile aspires to reach fame, at any price, including prison ...