Karlos - XL - Marilyn Neón Pop





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Original mixed-media acrylic on canvas artwork by Karlos - XL titled Marilyn Neón Pop, a portrait in Pop Art style, measuring 89 x 130 cm, signed by hand, in excellent condition, originating from Spain and sold directly by the artist.
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Artwork by artist Karlos created using mixed media, acrylic on high-quality printed canvas.
Overall dimensions: 89 x 130 cm of painting.
Original edition.
Shipping will be carried out via United Parcel Service (UPS) for Spain and Europe, and via FedEx for the rest of the world.
The artwork will be rolled and protected with multiple layers of packaging, bubble wrap, and placed in a sturdy tube.
Three days are required for the packaging process and handover to the shipping company once the artwork is paid.
The piece will arrive within ten days, depending on the destination country.
This mixed-media work, which fuses hand-applied acrylic with a printed base, features a frontal portrait of the iconic actress Marilyn Monroe rendered in a vibrant Expressionist and neo-pop style. The painter uses an acidic, saturated color palette — predominantly electric yellows, intense magentas and deep cyans — that violently contrast with the magenta background to deconstruct the classic image, replacing naturalism with an explosion of chromatic energy.
Through thick, gestural brushstrokes that overlay the underlying print, the artist subverts the notion of mass reproducibility, giving the image tangible texture and an emotional intensity that aims to transform the viewer's perception of the famous figure, presenting her not only as a symbol of glamour but as a complex, almost vibrating entity that challenges the gaze.
Artwork by artist Karlos created using mixed media, acrylic on high-quality printed canvas.
Overall dimensions: 89 x 130 cm of painting.
Original edition.
Shipping will be carried out via United Parcel Service (UPS) for Spain and Europe, and via FedEx for the rest of the world.
The artwork will be rolled and protected with multiple layers of packaging, bubble wrap, and placed in a sturdy tube.
Three days are required for the packaging process and handover to the shipping company once the artwork is paid.
The piece will arrive within ten days, depending on the destination country.
This mixed-media work, which fuses hand-applied acrylic with a printed base, features a frontal portrait of the iconic actress Marilyn Monroe rendered in a vibrant Expressionist and neo-pop style. The painter uses an acidic, saturated color palette — predominantly electric yellows, intense magentas and deep cyans — that violently contrast with the magenta background to deconstruct the classic image, replacing naturalism with an explosion of chromatic energy.
Through thick, gestural brushstrokes that overlay the underlying print, the artist subverts the notion of mass reproducibility, giving the image tangible texture and an emotional intensity that aims to transform the viewer's perception of the famous figure, presenting her not only as a symbol of glamour but as a complex, almost vibrating entity that challenges the gaze.

