Chuck Close, daguerreotypes, 2003.
Banksy, 2008.
Lucien Freud, Naked Portrait, 2002.
Alex Katz.
Marc Quinn, Siren, 2008.
If you haven't already seen some of them, these works explore "Kate Moss".
As someone who has been completely immortalized, these artists use Moss as a symbol for larger critique of the media, popular culture and society.
Katz puts it well when he says, "She's completely ordinary. That's what makes her extraordinary." So true.
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it is so true. thats why shes such an intersting subject to explore. i hadnt seen any of these, thanks for posting!
It is SO true but i don't think that statue is correctly titled. its entitled "Siren" and is arguably the largest gold sculpture since the Egyptians did their thing but it's by Marc Quinn, a member of the awesome YBA's, awesome because 'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living' by Damien Hirst is like the coolest thing ever with the best title imaginable...Quinn quotes Moss as "the ideal beauty of the moment" and that is something way too difficult to argue.
Quinn also recently did this...
http://stylefrizz.com/img/kate-moss
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even for how perfect she is, i think Quinn is a little TOO obsessed. Don't you?
Thanks for catching that.
Quinn is arguably one of the most remarkable contemporary artists of our time. I think he is one of few who manage to bridge the gap between popular culture, and fine art. Chuck Close arguable invented that game.. and his portrait of Moss is one of my favorites.
I totally forgot about Lucien Freud since the Brits went Bananas on him for his painting of our Queen. thanks for bringing him back into my life.... can you believe that painting of moss went for $10 million though? i guess when your grandfather is a generation to generation household name it opens doors. "benefits supervisor sleeping" on the other hand is worth every penny of the 33.
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