Miles Fiterman 1975

This is a photographic portrait of Miles Fiterman, made by Andy Warhol. It’s small, just a few inches tall, but it packs a punch, right? I can imagine Warhol in his studio, camera in hand, engaging with his subject. What were they talking about? Was there a sense of ease, or was it all business? The slight tilt of Fiterman’s head gives him a relaxed, almost quizzical expression. Warhol's signature use of color is there, that slightly off-key, almost artificial palette, but it's more restrained than in some of his more famous portraits. The cool grey of the suit set against the pale backdrop. This portrait feels like a Polaroid snapshot but also a moment suspended in time, capturing something essential about the sitter and the artist. I can imagine Warhol and his contemporaries like Rauschenberg and Johns riffing off each other, always pushing the boundaries. Painting and photography, representation and abstraction – it’s all part of the same conversation, don't you think?