"Marilyn 100 Composition" by Michael Moebius

"Marilyn 100 Composition" by Michael Moebius
40 x 30 inches
Archival pigment print on canvas, unframed
Edition of 250
Signed by the artist

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Created to celebrate Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday, Marilyn 100 marks the return of Michael Moebius’ internationally recognized Bubblegum Marilyn in a bold new edition. Reimagined as a monumental 25-panel composition, the work transforms one of contemporary pop art’s most iconic images into a playful exploration of repetition, visual memory and surprise.
Twenty-five seemingly identical panels establish a precise rhythmic order, until one image quietly breaks away. A burst bubble and a subtle shift in expression interrupt the pattern, transforming repetition into a moment of humor, humanity and discovery.
This single interruption is the work’s defining gesture. It reminds us that Pop Art becomes most memorable when perfection is interrupted, because perfection captures attention, but the unexpected creates memory.

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