WAG New Impressions 2 Rachel, "Monochromatic Portrait of Kobe Bryant"
Rachel
Monochromatic Portrait of Kobe Bryant, 2021
acrylic paint
45.72 x 60.96 cm
As an artist, I work hard to develop paintings that speak both to me and to others about the beauty that exists within colours. Kobe Bryant and his thirteen-year-old daughter, Gigi Bryant, unfortunately passed away due to a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. Kobe Bryant, American professional basketball player, helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. This portrait of Kobe Bryant displays his reminiscences. With acrylic paint being the medium used in the work, it contains a fragment of myself with texture, bumps, and depth. Life can be dull, inadequate and misfortunate. With the artistic ability to bring out those contrasting shades, my painting represents more than just synergy. There is the power or art itself to mimic life, once again. This painting represents the closer, more real side of the end.