Artist Statement By Chyna LopezThis portrait and style of Jimi Hendrix was inspired by the artwork of Mickalene Thomas. Mickalene Thomas is an African-American artist that is popular for her detailed work. What really attracted me to Mickalene’s art was the pop-art style of her portraits. As soon as I saw her work, I immediately had ideas popping up in my head. Her portrait of Michelle Obama was what really sparked me to do this portrait. Since Mickalene painted a very well known black figure, I wanted to do the same thing. I chose to do a portrait of Jimi Hendrix because I’m just a huge fan of his work and I think he is a great African-American figure to represent for Black History Month.
For this painting, I first sketched it out in pencil and colored it with acrylic paint. I happen to be a huge fan of Jimi Hendrix’s song “Purple Haze”, so I thought doing a purple background would fit this portrait.
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