About this artwork

50 × 70 cm | Oil on newspaper with glitter (mixed media) | 2026

PURPLE REIGN is a contemporary portrait inspired by the mythology of music, performance, and self-created identity. Painted in oil on layered newspaper and enriched with glitter, the work transforms a legendary stage presence into a symbol of creative authority and liberation.
The figure emerges as both vulnerable and commanding, balancing intimacy with spectacle. The purple palette — historically associated with royalty, spirituality, and individuality — becomes a visual language of autonomy and self-expression. Glitter functions not as decoration, but as a reference to stage light, movement, and the performative nature of desire.
The newspaper ground anchors the image in mass media and collective memory, contrasting the ephemerality of headlines with the permanence of painted gesture. Through this tension, the work reflects on how artistic identity transcends biography, becoming myth.
PURPLE REIGN forms part of an ongoing body of work exploring contemporary icons as modern myths — shaped by desire, voice, power, and cultural projection. The painting is conceived as an exhibition-ready piece, suitable for gallery and art fair presentation.