Personal project - Handmade Pixel-Art - 2023

Portrait of Dwayne Johnson.  

Dwayne Johnson, also known as "The Rock", is an American actor, producer, professional wrestler, and former professional football player. He became famous through his roles in action films such as "The Fast and the Furious" and "Jumanji", and he is also known for his professional wrestling career, where he won multiple championships. He is also known for his social media presence where he shares his workouts and personal life as well as his involvement in charitable causes.

This creation is part of a purely NeoPop artistic approach. Strongly inspired by the 80s/90s and popular culture, this graphic work uses its codes: pixel-art, 8-bit design, colors inspired by the world of video games, dialogue portraits (avatar), characters from Pop culture, etc
The different resolutions allow you to take a fresh look at stars more or less known to everyone.

Due to its minimalist aspect, pixel-art is in essence a distorted representation of our reality.
Each time the resolution changes, we see the representation of this character vanish or anchor a little more in reality. This approach immediately echoes our modern Western society which highlights values ​​such as starification, appearance and immediacy.

To become known is to prepare to no longer be so.