I ATE NEW YORK 24x24x1.5

I Ate New York Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

My poppy piece merges street culture, and iconic New York imagery. This piece represents quintessential tourist NYC. Hyper-glossy, lacquered red lips - rendered with expressive, painterly highlights - parted to reveal the spire of the New York skyline emerging from within. The city literally becomes the voice, the breath, the bite of New York itself. Surrounding the image, loose, hand-painted graffiti tags reading "NEW YORK" and "I 8" frame the composition with raw, urban energy that contrasts beautifully with the polished glamour of the lips. The work plays on themes of youth, identity, and the seductive power of the city. Painted on a 1.5" deep gallery wrapped canvas, it's finished on the sides and ready to hang - no framing needed.