Kate Moss Limited Edition no 7 of 75 Framed Painting

Kate Moss Limited Edition no 8 of 75 Giclee on paper Framed and ready to hang Frame 76.2cm x 76.2cm approx - 30" x 30" 4.5cm wide face, chunky flat frame by a depth of 4cm Wood frame has dark chocolate undertone with metallic soft silver dry brush finish overtone. The print is triple mounted. Main colour is black, with a slither of light grey, followed by a slither of dark grey. Signed and numbered with a certificate of authenticity Kate Moss was an influential figure from the 90's my impressionable teenage years. An ordinary girl, picked from a cafe. And she's still a massive icon today. In this image I've incorporated the waif, skeletal look which she has been known for, but not to an extent where it is so noticeable to detract from her beauty. As with all my images, I draw them first and then paint them mixing my own shades with gouache. I choose gouache as I like the velvety effect, the flatness that can be achieved, yet I can leave brush strokes and layers. At first the image could be mistaken as computer generated but when the viewer takes a closer look, one notices the brush strokes. My discipline lies within Psychology and Art. It has been said that our 'self' is a plethora of personalities. Nothing is black and white only mere shades of grey. These grey fragmented jigsaw style pieces can be said to represent those different personalities which make up a person as a whole. Upon first glance we may not notice these so much but upon closer inspection of the artwork, and the personality, we slowly become aware of the fragments that make up the whole person. As well as viewing the piece from afar, I want the viewer to take a closer look, inspect the image, to see brush strokes, shapes that make the whole image, in turn the celebrity and the merge between the two.