PRINCE. RICHARD. DISNEY.

A portrait of the late music icon in signature purple. The piece reflects 3 pop princes. Prince, Richard Prince, and a Disney Prince. The Mashup of pop “prince data” creates the new fictional icon… Prince Richard Disney.  PRINCE Although googling prince yields 1000’s of examples of “prince data” and I believe that their no longer exists a hierarchy in the idea, definition or example of a “prince”, I do believe that there is a universal familiarity in Prince Rogers Nelson. As a fan of his music and genius I wanted to do a piece celebrating his life after passing last year. The color is a tribute to purple rain and the ring pattern overlay is my reverence for Vinyl records and it is comprised of 106 rings for each of Princes single releases during his career.  RICHARD He is regarded as "one of the most revered artists of his generation" according to the New York Times.   He is known for appropriating other people’s work. At a recent show in New York he printed other people’s Instagra