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David Studwell is a contemporary artist whose work explores the traditional print making processes and cultures of the twentieth century. Taking photographic images of some of the century’s greatest icons and celebrities from Al Capone to Marilyn Monroe Studwell revitalises them with washes of retro colour, for a distinctly Pop Art feel. ‘Elizabeth Taylor II’ depicts the iconic Hollywood starlet, her black and white portrait awash with hand filled technicolour tones, a la Warhol's Marilyn. Pillar box red lips and a glittered, halter neck top, in the same intense shade, converge against a deep, vintage blue background, for exceptional aesthetic prowess. Delightfully retro, ’Elizabeth Taylor I’ is post Pop Art at its very best.
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