Empire Original Empire Original
BY Stickman
Artist Trevor Stickel aka Stickman specializes in portraits that capture legendary moments, powerful, ideas, and raw emotion using the combination of brush and airbrush painting techniques. His work is simply gritty, with a depth and complexity that brings a unique view to his portraits. Patrons of this Canadian artist can be found across North America and Europe.
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Original Acrylic on Canvas
Image Size 30x60 inches
Empire (JZ)
This piece is as much a tribute to New York City as it is to Jay-Z. Every once in a while an artist comes along that possesses the ability to embody a sound of an entire city (much the way the grunge era did with Seattle). Jay-Z is definitely one of these artists. Although Rap or Hip Hop usually isn’t my genre of choice, I find myself drawn to his no nonsense, cadence style of music that seems to bring you along on his journey from a young kid from the city to music and business mogul.
Walking through the streets of NYC you could almost here his lyrics bouncing off the buildings, as his music has become the unofficial soundtrack to a city, a feeling and a way of life.