ames Dean is an original mixed media artwork celebrating one of cinema's most enduring cultural icons.
Gill captures Dean with the unmistakable intensity and rebellious cool that came to define his image, surrounding the portrait with a richly layered composition of cinematic references, typography, vintage imagery and expressive paint.
Warm reds, burnt orange and flashes of pink contrast against areas of deep black, green and muted vintage tones. The result is bold and contemporary, while retaining a wonderful sense of 1950s nostalgia.
The Story Behind James Dean
James Dean's extraordinary status was created from a remarkably short screen career, yet his image became synonymous with youth, rebellion and a generation determined to do things differently.
That sense of attitude runs throughout this artwork.
Look beyond the portrait and you'll discover references woven into the surface, including East of Eden, imagery connected with Rebel Without a Cause, Natalie Wood, vintage cinema graphics and fragments that evoke the golden age of Hollywood.
The imagery isn't simply placed around Dean. It is layered, painted over, partially concealed and allowed to reappear, creating the feeling of memories, headlines and moments from a life becoming part of the portrait itself.
 
Title: James Dean
Artist: Gill Storr
Medium: Original mixed media on stretched canvas
Size: 80 x 80cm
Frame: White 10mm floating frame
Collection: ICONS
Original: One of a kind
 
Presented in a contemporary white 10mm floating frame, allowing the artwork to appear suspended within the frame and giving the finished piece a clean, gallery-style presentation.