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Sebastian Krüger, 1963 ~ Hollywood legends

Sebastian Krüger is a German painter and caricaturist. His primary medium is acrylic paint, and his caricatures are hyper-realistic in detail, yet also extremely grotesque in their distortion. The Times praised him for "capturing the essence of his subjects" in his renderings. He is well known for his lifelike depictions of The Rolling Stones, in particular, Keith Richards.
Brad Pitt - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963
Elvis Presley - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963
Sebastian Kruger published three collections of his works, and has a yearly art calendar from Morpheus International. Kruger's art can be seen frequently in Playboy magazine and has also been featured in the likes of Stern, L’Espresso, Penthouse and Der Spiegel and USA Today. He has recently been working on select motion picture projects.
In the quarter-century of his creative career, Sebastian Krüger, as a promoter of New Pop Art, has established himself as a popular artist whose objective is committed to the conundrum of identity and portraiture, the authenticity of the fictional. His works attract large numbers of visitors to the galleries and museums. Creative contemplation of the apparatus of media presentation, the icon mania of contemporary production of images, is the defining characteristic of his paintings. His Faces are a benevolent but subversive tribute to the world of the beautiful surface, the rock and pop culture of the sixties, with which the artist has cultivated an almost ritual relationship.
Eric Clapton - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Jack Nicholson - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Madonna - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Jack Nicholson - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Jimi Hendrix - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Keith Richards - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Keith Richards - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963


Laurel & Hardy - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Leonardo DiCaprio - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Madonna - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Marilyn Monroe - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Marlon Brando - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Marlon Brando - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Michael Jackson - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Michael Jackson - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Mick Jagger & Keith Richards - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Mick Jagger - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Mick Jagger - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Prince Charles - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Richard Wagner - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Rolling Stones - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Rolling Stones - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Rolling Stones - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Ronnie-Wood - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Ronnie-Wood - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Clinton - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Russell Crowe - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Sean Connery - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

George Clooney - Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

Blues Legends - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Blues Legends - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

Dave Grohl - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Warren Oates Plays Guitar - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Charlie Chaplin - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Sebastian Krüger 1963 - New Pop Realism

Clint Eastwood - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Clint Eastwood - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Harrison Ford - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Johnny Depp - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Keith Richards - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963

Mick Jagger - New Pop Realism - Sebastian Krüger 1963