(Me)

Artist: Bashar Al-abbas Location: Upstairs Balcony

My work has been heavily inspired by the celebrity culture and the way celebrities are seen as icons of fashion and beauty. I enjoy reading celebrity magazines and I feel that my inspiration has been built up from these magazines and some of the most famous artists in the world: Andy Warhol and the French duo Pierre et Gilles. I love the fake beauty and glamour of celebrities and manipulate digital portraits into $1,000,000 idols, by enhancing the person’s features and adding an extra touch of beauty and glitz with a few sequins here and there. Trying to give everyone their ‘15 minutes of fame’ as Warhol said.