Tony (Scarface series)
70 x 90 x 1 cm, © 2018,
price on request
Two-dimensional | Painting | Acrylic | on canvas
The , at first, underrated movie 'Scarface' turned out to be one of the most important movies (artworks) of the 80s. Brian de Palma and all the other people working on it changed the way crime movies were made. Especially the work of brilliant stylist, the late Ferdinando Scafiotti was pioneering; instead of creating a dark depressing world he showed the attraction of a life in crime by creating an exiting decor of bright colours and glamorous surroundings like the Babylon Club, which he created from the studio floor up. By doing that he influenced the way beauty and glamour were seen by a whole generation, namely mine. By painting a few of my favourite moments in the movie I'm honouring the influence the makers had on not just the 80s generation but on crime movies and styling in general.