“Decay” is part of a series titled, “Messages”. The photographs are political ​/​ social statements of graffiti from around the world cropped to give an emphasis on the perceived message or a message I would like the viewer to imagine. The walls and surfaces around the world are a living ongoing canvas for art and graffiti. There are many souls infused on these surfaces. Time has become the main artist. I have captured, cropped and edited the graffiti (Messages) photographs from my travels to continue transforming how one may read the messages coming from these images. Some are political, some are purely open for interpretation, and then some are like DADA experiments to me. In all of my interpretations I am playing with proportion and harmony as I see it with geometry, color and texture. What I found so interesting about this image is that it's about decay and time. The woman in this image, Marilyn Monroe, was known to be terribly scared of growing old and losing her youthful beauty in spite of being a very intelligent person. I saw her timeless symmetrical beauty in this wonderful decaying wall and it became a very harmonious and peaceful photograph. I’ve added my touches to emphasize and accentuate certain aspects that leads the viewers' eyes. This photograph is a departure from the normal glamorous images we have seen of this starlette yet still a statement of her beauty.

Name Of Artist (So You Are Searchable!)

Christine Tangarie

Exact Dimensions

35in x 47in

Year Created

2018

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The photograph is signed in recto, titled and with the edition number.

Materials

The photograph was printed by the artist using archival Epson UltraChrome HDR pigment ink and printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper, German Etching. Size 35" x 46.75" in a Limited Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proof.