Boy George and Michael Jackson by My Father
2009
Two oil paintings on canvas (50x40 centimeter) and two photographs (24 x 18 cm), stuck on aluminium.
Two portraits by the artist's father of stars from the artist's youth, Boy George and Michael Jackson, at the end of their careers. The portrait of Boy George is based on a picture of him published on the internet, and it shows the singer just before going to prison. The picture used for the portrait of Michael Jackson, also found on the internet, is supposed to be the last photo of him alive, being carried away in an ambulance. This portrait was made in the days after his death.

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