PAUL NORMANSELL

Paul Normansell’s art has received global acclaim

from critics and collectors in the fashion and music

industries, being hailed as some of the most style-

conscious imagery to define the shifting trends of

popular culture.

First producing abstract pieces from patterns of

dots and circles, the natural progression of his

style led Paul to incorporate images within them.

He moved from creating subtle shapes and hidden

images within patterns to full portraits made up of

fragments of colour, similar in execution to large

scale pointillist paintings made up of individually

painted dots.

Paul wanted to use his unique approach to recreate

famous faces known for their intrinsic beauty. His

aim was to achieve statement pieces with an almost

synthetic, polished feel, placing each face in the

artistic equivalent of a media spotlight. To do this he

moved away from the natural organic look of acrylic

and canvas to high gloss enamel paint on sheet

aluminium. This created a flawless reflective quality

as if the figures were literally in a glossy magazine.

The combination of paint and background

heightened the dynamic visual aspect of his work

through the optical effect and overwhelming impact.

As one looks at a painting directly, depending on how

the light falls, the variety and definition of colour

and tone is lost and the portrait almost becomes

a silhouette. It is only when viewed off-centre that

the image comes alive and the portrait materialises

before our eyes.

EAch iMAgE iS MAdE UP Of iNdividUALLy PAiNtEd dOtS ANd tAkES hUNdREdS Of hOURS tO cOMPLEtE.

break on throughto the other side195 Edition on AluminiumSize 29” x 22”

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come as you are195 Edition on AluminiumSize 24” x 24”

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thE LONg AwAitEd dEbUt cOLLEctiON Of LiMitEd EditiONS fROM gLObAL POP ARt SENSAtiON PAUL NORMANSELL

‘Forever 27’ is a visual celebration of

four pioneering rock legends, featuring

Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix

and Jim Morrison, all of whose lives were

cut tragically short at the height of their

extraordinary careers.

Their untimely deaths at the age of 27 links

them not only to each other, but also to other

iconic musicians including Janis Joplin,

Robert Johnson and Brian Jones, and their

names have come to represent the rock and

roll lifestyle at its most extreme.

This exclusive fine art collection is being

released in the United Kingdom and the

United States simultaneously.

I have been asked many times to

complete this collection of works

because of my strong links to art, music and

fashion. When Amy passed, I felt compelled to

finally etch them all in my own personal history.

It is a tragic situation that has left many fans of

music over the years with empty hearts.

I thought about doing them in black and white,

as I have done many pieces like this for style

effect or to depict loss. I decided against that

with Forever 27, as I wanted to celebrate their

lives, recreate them in ultra vivid colours that

remind us just how brilliant they were and how

much larger than life. While they

were here they changed the world.

NORMANSELL iS ONE Of thE MOSt iNNOvAtivE yOUNg ARtiStS iN thE wORLd

GQ

hey joe195 Edition on AluminiumSize 24” x 24”

tears dry on their own195 Edition on AluminiumSize 29” x 22”