“An iconography of public imagery and hidden character.”

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forgotten Icons and antiheroes painted as fractured myths

In my series ‘Icons. Reframed.’ I portray iconic figures from early film history — not as celebrities, but as complex individuals whose stories remain strikingly relevant today. I am curious about people who challenged conventions or were erased from cultural memory: Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female film director, long ignored; Clara Bow, a flapper icon hiding a brutal past; Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese star constrained by Hollywood stereotypes.

Clara Bow: Hidden In Plain Sight, 70 x 100 cm, acrylic and charcoal on paper

Clara Bow: Hidden In Plain Sight, 70 x 100 cm, acrylic and charcoal on paper

Sessue Hayakawa: Refined Resistance, 70 x 100 cm, acrylic and charcoal on paper

Sessue Hayakawa: Refined Resistance, 70 x 100 cm, acrylic and charcoal on paper

Oscar Micheaux: Unmissable, 70 x 90 cm, acrylic, oil and charcoal on paper

Oscar Micheaux: Unmissable, 70 x 90 cm, acrylic, oil and charcoal on paper

Lois Weber, Directing Light, 40 x 60 cm, acrylic, oil and charcoal on paper

Lois Weber, Directing Light, 40 x 60 cm, acrylic, oil and charcoal on paper

Alice Guy Blache: Alice was here, 100 x 70 cm, acrylic and charcoal on paper

Alice Guy Blache: Alice was here, 100 x 70 cm, acrylic and charcoal on paper

Lillian St Cyr: 100% American, 70 x 90 cm, acrylic, oil and charcoal on paper

Lillian St Cyr: 100% American, 70 x 90 cm, acrylic, oil and charcoal on paper

Conrad Veidt: Im herzen ein Dissident, 100 x 70 cm, acrylic and charcoal on paper

Conrad Veidt: Im herzen ein Dissident, 100 x 70 cm, acrylic and charcoal on paper