Mortal Man
From the Take It Off Series
Who are you when no one’s watching? When the applause fades? When the mask comes off?
“Mortal Man” is the visual overture to the Take It Off series—an introspective homage to identity, vulnerability, and the raw beauty that lies beneath public perception. Inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s searing track N95, this painting rips through illusion to reveal the truth we all carry just beneath the surface. One half of the face is fully human. The other, stripped down to skull and bone—still crowned, still framed in roses.
This is not about death. It’s about honesty. Self-reckoning. The divine messiness of being seen as is. With Kendrick as the subject, this piece salutes not only the man but the message: that authenticity is radical in a world obsessed with performance.
Vines of blooming roses wrap around the composition, intertwining beauty and pain, life and decay. Petals fall like confessions, floating through a gray-washed backdrop that drips with layered meaning. The metallic crown of thorns across his brow references sacrifice—not as martyrdom, but as a price for truth.
“Mortal Man” challenges the viewer: What are you hiding behind? And more importantly—what would happen if you let it fall?
Because maybe freedom doesn’t come from becoming something new. Maybe it starts with becoming something real.
22”x24”x1” stretched canvas
Medium: acrylic paint
From the Take It Off Series
Who are you when no one’s watching? When the applause fades? When the mask comes off?
“Mortal Man” is the visual overture to the Take It Off series—an introspective homage to identity, vulnerability, and the raw beauty that lies beneath public perception. Inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s searing track N95, this painting rips through illusion to reveal the truth we all carry just beneath the surface. One half of the face is fully human. The other, stripped down to skull and bone—still crowned, still framed in roses.
This is not about death. It’s about honesty. Self-reckoning. The divine messiness of being seen as is. With Kendrick as the subject, this piece salutes not only the man but the message: that authenticity is radical in a world obsessed with performance.
Vines of blooming roses wrap around the composition, intertwining beauty and pain, life and decay. Petals fall like confessions, floating through a gray-washed backdrop that drips with layered meaning. The metallic crown of thorns across his brow references sacrifice—not as martyrdom, but as a price for truth.
“Mortal Man” challenges the viewer: What are you hiding behind? And more importantly—what would happen if you let it fall?
Because maybe freedom doesn’t come from becoming something new. Maybe it starts with becoming something real.
22”x24”x1” stretched canvas
Medium: acrylic paint
From the Take It Off Series
Who are you when no one’s watching? When the applause fades? When the mask comes off?
“Mortal Man” is the visual overture to the Take It Off series—an introspective homage to identity, vulnerability, and the raw beauty that lies beneath public perception. Inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s searing track N95, this painting rips through illusion to reveal the truth we all carry just beneath the surface. One half of the face is fully human. The other, stripped down to skull and bone—still crowned, still framed in roses.
This is not about death. It’s about honesty. Self-reckoning. The divine messiness of being seen as is. With Kendrick as the subject, this piece salutes not only the man but the message: that authenticity is radical in a world obsessed with performance.
Vines of blooming roses wrap around the composition, intertwining beauty and pain, life and decay. Petals fall like confessions, floating through a gray-washed backdrop that drips with layered meaning. The metallic crown of thorns across his brow references sacrifice—not as martyrdom, but as a price for truth.
“Mortal Man” challenges the viewer: What are you hiding behind? And more importantly—what would happen if you let it fall?
Because maybe freedom doesn’t come from becoming something new. Maybe it starts with becoming something real.
22”x24”x1” stretched canvas
Medium: acrylic paint