Golden Age

“Golden Age” is a portrait steeped in glamour and contradiction — an icon’s face glowing in gradients of pink and chartreuse, ringed by fragments of branding, fashion imagery, and nostalgic cues. The mirrored glasses, tinted in hot magenta, double as shields and symbols, reflecting back not just light but the culture of obsession that surrounds fame. Around the edges, words like New York, Oasis, and Bvlgari collide with torn textures, anchoring the figure in a swirl of music, luxury, and mythology.

The collage thrives in its juxtapositions. The pristine central portrait is overlaid with chaos — scraps of paint, print, and type that feel ripped from billboards or street walls. It’s glossy and gritty at once, celebrating the allure of cultural icons while simultaneously dissecting the machinery that manufactures them. The title, Golden Age, suggests both reverence and irony: a nod to a past moment of brilliance, or perhaps a critique of how eras are glamorized in hindsight.

For collectors, Golden Age is a magnetic statement piece. It embodies the tension between artifice and authenticity, pop and luxury, permanence and ephemerality. It doesn’t just capture an icon — it captures the restless energy of the culture that makes them.