Dale Lewis
Metrosexuals, 2022
Oil and acrylic on canvas
200 x 170 cm
78 3/4 x 66 7/8 in
78 3/4 x 66 7/8 in
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'The central figure, shrouded in a red faux Louis Vuitton cover, draws on Diego Velázquez’s 'Portrait of Innocent X', c.1650. It was painted around the Jubilee so it has this...
"The central figure, shrouded in a red faux Louis Vuitton cover, draws on Diego Velázquez’s 'Portrait of Innocent X', c.1650. It was painted around the Jubilee so it has this regal feeling undercut by the false expense of the setting. These people get their haircut every five to six days. Nothing is skin deep about this. Being in Essex, it’s a very superficial place. As long as your car is nice and your teeth are white. You could be desperately unhappy and skint but as long as things look good."
Dale Lewis
Dale Lewis