My Marilyn 1965

Richard Hamilton made "My Marilyn" using screen printing, a process that's all about layers, much like celebrity itself. See how the images of Marilyn Monroe are fragmented, almost like film stills? The x’s scrawled across some of the frames feel brutal, but they also suggest a decision-making process, a kind of editing. It reminds me of my own studio practice, where I'm constantly making choices, crossing things out, and building up surfaces. The color palette is all pinks, oranges, and blues – a kind of hyper-real, pop-art world. The texture is flat, and there's a crispness to the lines, typical of screen printing, which contrasts with the raw emotion of the subject. I think Hamilton was interested in how we construct and consume images, and how that process can both reveal and conceal the truth. It resonates with Warhol's approach to celebrity, but with a more critical edge. It's about the ongoing conversation of art, about seeing and being seen.