This portrait is based on a 1974 photograph of Keith Richards backstage before he joined The Faces for a performance in London.
For years Keith Richards has cultivated a very decadent outlaw persona, something Sebastian Krüger pays homage to in the "Fugitive."
Notice the dichotomy between the hyper-realistic detail and the grotesque distortion of the glazed eyes and death-warmed pallor. Here we have someone who appears barely alive and yet has experienced life in ways that most of us could only dream about. A true rock star for the ages.
Sebastian Krüger's subjects are generally artists he admires and his portraits, while caricatures, always contain a great deal of kindness while at the same time thoroughly subverting "the world of beautiful appearances." This contradiction is at the heart of Krüger's work, a characteristic that has made him extremely popular with art connoisseurs all over the world.
Each piece is signed and numbered by Sebastian Kruger.
Release Notes:
Paper edition published 2019
- printed in 4 colors on museum board
- ships flat
Canvas edition published 2008
- hand-embellished by the artist
- ships flat