Portrait of Heroes - Famous for 15 Seconds

Andy Warhol famously said “in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” What he was referring to the rising impact that TV and broadcast media was having on society at the time.

Perhaps if Warhol were alive today he would say that everyone will be famous for 15 seconds, before our attention is taken away by a new message, digital notification or social media post. 

Today we all have the ability to live our lives through social media. We jostle to portray seemingly perfect lifestyles, broadcasting ourselves to potentially millions, in the hope of more ‘likes’, more adulation, more momentary hits of joy. 

Acrylic paint painted over archival giclée on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm with Gold ink and pencil and deckled edges

Edition of 20
56.0cm (w) x 70.0cm (h)
Signed and numbered by the Artist

Shadow mounted in a ornate gold frame