"The Sound in All of Us Today" J.Dilla x Van Gogh's 1888, Sunflowers. Spray Paint on Canvas, 2017. 54” x 42”.
Original photo by, Raph Rashid.

I’ve always enjoyed sort of mixing and mashing unrelated subjects together in attempt to create something new. It reminds me how J.Dilla would sample old records to build layers, producing an entirely new and unique sound.

Bits from here, bits from there.

The Art of the sample.

“The New Picasso”

Jay Z x Picasso's, "Self-Portrait of 1907."
Spray Paint on Canvas.

You draw, better be Picasso—you know, the best

’Cause if this is not so, ah, God bless
— "Friend or Foe" 1996. Jay Z

“These Are My Lyrics”

Eminem x Edvard Munch's 1893, "The Scream.” Spray Paint on Canvas.

“Van Gogh”

Kid Cudi x Van Gogh's 1887 "Self-Portrait with a Grey Felt Hat."
Spray Paint on Canvas.

“The Great Colorist”

Andre Derain’s 1905, “Portrait of Matisse”

Kanye West

“Nirvana”

Frank Ocean

“Grande Odalisque”

Beyonce x Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres's 1817, “Grande Odalisque.”

“Girl with a Pearl Earring”

Rihanna x Vermeer's 1665, "A Girl with a
Pearl Earring.”

“Lost in The Sauce.”

O.D.B. x Jackson Pollocks 1946, "Tea Cup.”

“Hands.”

Rihanna x Edvard Munch’s 1893 painting, "The Hands.”

“The Blue Cup.”

Rihanna x Picasso’s 1903 painting, "The Blue Glass.”

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