One of my favourite Warhol muses (and female icons for that matter) is Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Rather than trying to recreate Warhol's Jackie portraits (I used to sport a perfected flip hair-do in my early 20s, but with Ruby around there's no way I have time to fix it up) I went for one of the classic shots in which Jackie O. is being chased by the paparazzi. Not as pop art as some of the photo-shopped stuff that's cropping up on the site, but I like that this one also has a bit of an Italian cinema feel to it as well.
Oh, and as a plug, I've started a monthly column on the SPC site -- the second Wednesday of the month I'll be presenting my picks for that particular week. Read it tomorrow here.
7 comments:
ha! i love it...Ruby is my favorite girl name right now....:)..Welcome to SPC.....
This is terrific!
Love the story behind it and the creative spin.
you're waving that hand like an old pro! great interpretation! i'm so lame. i need to pretend to be someone else in my next sp, but who?
Very cool! Looks great.
Great writing and pictures. I enjoyed!
the picture is fabulous. i take it you've also hounded your share of celebs as a rock reporter, right?
awesome SPC!
Ha ha, Carrie. Actually, I used to have to take paparazzi shots (well not the envasive kind) at parties and awards shows. I've even worked a red carpet or two in my time. Mind you, they were all Canadian musicians, so they were practically begging for the coverage.
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