Marilyn Monroe

Artist: Brent Doty
Series: Artist’s Masterpiece Series
Title: Marilyn
Size: 48" x 48" 
Year: 2022
Medium: Serialist Painting
 
  This original Serialist Masterpiece by Brent Doty fuses the cultural force of Andy Warhol with the enduring iconography of Marilyn Monroe, reconstructing celebrity, femininity, and spectacle through a contemporary serialist lens. Built from historical, cultural & biographical, hand painted, cut & pasted, layered imagery, repetition, and visual fragmentation, this painting forms a commanding meta-portrait—Marilyn made of Marilyn'—reflecting fame as both currency and cage.
  Drawing on Warhol’s commentary on mass production and Monroe’s transformation into a global sex symbol, this artwork explores themes of visibility, desire, and emotional erasure beneath glamour. The serialist medium invites close inspection, revealing subtle shifts in expression and texture that mirror the tension between public persona and private vulnerability.
  This truly one-of-a-kind painting is designed to enhance refined interiors and high-impact environments. Ideal for collectors, corporate collections, interior designers, and luxury condo buyers seeking a culturally resonant statement piece, Brent' painting delivers visual authority, emotional depth, and long-term collectability—an investment-grade work that commands attention while elevating contemporary spaces.