Faces in a crowd Photography by Alan Craig
Faces in a crowd Photography by Alan Craig
Born in 1971 in San Bernardino, California, Alan Craig has created portraits of iconic people, such as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Elvis Presley. As well as the Statue of Liberty, and other images, in his realist technique. Meanwhile, the intricate paintings are predominantly black-and-white, with just a flash of red in the lips of the Monroe and Hepburn. Noteworthy, his painstaking efforts are well-rewarded. In particular, a single piece from the ‘Populous’ series can sell for up to $50,000. According to the artist, he first came up with the idea after taking photos of the street from the sixth floor of an apartment block.
‘I was at my mother’s apartment in Alabama watching people on the beach from the sixth story balcony,’ he explained. ‘I started photographing them and then I noticed a pattern through the camera. ‘In one shot, the group of people appeared to have formed an eye on the screen – this started my creative wheels turning.’ Mr Alan says the decision to recreate familiar celebrity faces was an easy one.
It’s rewarding for me as an artist to watch people’s reaction to my work and to see them get such enjoyment out of it,’ he added.
Faces in a crowd Photography by Alan Craig
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