It’s cool how such different pieces are so clearly related. The 1st one is from 2007, the 2nd one from 2019 and the Vogue cover from 1987! The message is the same.
RUSSIAN INTERNET BRIDE (Ink,pencil+oil on acid free tape on paper,37.5cm x 27.4cm,Vancouver 2007) ***Together with “Gold Digger”…part of the whole story.
I wanted to create a painting with a small format which (seeing it from a distance) immediately ‘pulls you in’ and that the closer you get to it becomes even more interesting. Next Level.
This photo was taken in my apartment in NYC 1987 by my friend and great photographer Linda Covello. Dirk Marwig shows his “brand T-shirt” with an unknown “Elite”(agency) model. I’m just posting this for the sake of provenance and showing…