We are delighted to be exhibiting a shimmering new collection of prints showcasing the world’s most famous movie icon of all: Marilyn Monroe.
Based on photographs hand-picked from Twentieth Century Fox studio archives, acclaimed artist Simon Claridge has created a six-piece collection of beautiful Marilyn Monroe silkscreen images. Never before seen as artwork, and all hand embellished with sparkling diamond dust, these stunning new pieces will be available to view and buy at Treeby & Bolton Gallery on Lake Road, 19th January until 31st March 2015.
“I’ve always regarded myself as a portrait painter,” says Claridge, “it’s where my passion lies. For me, the screen shots of Marilyn from her Fox movies are the ultimate portrait – it doesn’t get any better.”
Claridge’s The Diamond Dust Collection represents Marilyn in symbolic black and white, enveloped in what has now become his trademark ‘diamond dust’ as a nod to the glamour and opulence of Hollywood. Using the glittering diamond dust on each image, Claridge ensures the works portray something of the aura of Marilyn and the luminescence of her being under the spotlight.
The six images from ‘Fox Presents the Films of Marilyn: The Diamond Dust Collection’ are available in small, medium and large size formats in both silkscreen on paper, and silkscreen on canvas mediums. All six images are available to buy at Treeby & Bolton.
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Limited edition art by Simon Claridge