David Spiller - Dreams Can Come True
Year: 2016
Medium: Acrylic and pencil on canvas
Hand signed on verso
Size: 15.75 x 15.75 in (40 x 40 cm)
Provenance: From the artist's Estate
On exhibit as a part of David Spiller: Small Works. Big Magic.
According to the Artist
In 2016, Spiller created a group of pared-back portraits of much-loved and lifelong friends, painted directly onto raw canvas. The characters carefully selected for his “last supper” included Mickey Mouse, Felix, and Pluto, among others. Spiller was beginning to feel older, and this was often echoed onto his portraits of Mickey Mouse. Once an ever-youthful, ageless character, Mickey began to show signs of the ravages of time as Spiller cheekily included a few crow’s feet and toothless wrinkles, but constantly reaffirmed Spiller’s mantras: “Take a walk on the wild side” and “Stay forever young.”