Celebrities, sports stars, pop culture icons and art historical titans literally loom large in the paintings of autodidactic artist Julian Pace. Kendall Jenner and Kanye West, Dennis Rodman and Christiano Ronaldo, Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa, Pablo Picasso and David Hockney; in Pace’s practice, figureheads from high and low culture co-inhabit, the artist more interested in the people …
Celebrities, sports stars, pop culture icons and art historical titans literally loom large in the paintings of autodidactic artist Julian Pace. Kendall Jenner and Kanye West, Dennis Rodman and Christiano Ronaldo, Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa, Pablo Picasso and David Hockney; in Pace’s practice, figureheads from high and low culture co-inhabit, the artist more interested in the people themselves rather than any perceived hierarchy of importance. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol’s seminal society portraits and the mid-century pop art era they defined, here each subject receives equal status, …
