The Art Newspaper Talks Friends & Heroes II
From a high-profile film career to the rock-and-roll stage, Johnny's creative pursuits have long kept his name in international headlines. Today, he's attracting attention for the lightning sale of silk-screen prints painted with several well-known faces, including Heath Ledger and Bob Marley. It's the second series of friends and heroes created by Johnny, and has thus been named Friends & Heroes II.
The earlier set of works included depictions of Al Pacino and Elizabeth Taylor, which were sold last July for a total of £3.5m. Each print in the four-piece series are priced at £17,500 (the total revenue price includes the sale of proofs). Sales reportedly accrued £4.5m in the first week of its release.
"I’ve always needed to escape into a blank piece of paper, whether it be writing, drawing or painting a blank canvas," Johnny says in a press release.
The works are being presented by Castle Fine Art, a subsidiary of the Washington Green Fine Art retail group, which also offers works by Bob Dylan, Billy Conolly and Marvel.