“Marilyn, 2001” — the final work in my Blind Contour series. Drawn from a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, this portrait was created without looking at the canvas, layered over a Pollock-inspired ground with Braque-like contours. A balance of chaos and elegance, capturing both vulnerability and the aura of an icon.
The final work in John McCaskill’s early Blind Contour series, Marilyn takes its subject from a photograph of Marilyn Monroe. Rendered through the immediacy of blind contour line, Monroe’s features are fractured yet recognizable, suspended between likeness and abstraction. The figure floats atop a layered surface of splattered pigment, echoing Jackson Pollock’s energetic grounds, while the cubist-inspired contours recall the structural experiments of Georges Braque. Both chaotic and composed, Marilyn brings the series to a close with a portrait that reflects on fame, fragility, and the enduring power of an icon.
- Subject Matter: Blind Contour Portrait
- Collections: Mixed Media , PopArt and Portraits
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