Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters · Original artwork

Whistler’s Mother: Clicker hunter edition

An original oil painting by Marco Santos · 2023

Pop art painting inspired by James Whistler’s Whistler’s Mother, featuring a Clicker from The Last of Us, original artwork by Marco Santos

Artwork details

Series
Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters

Medium
Oil on canvas

Canvas dimensions
50 × 50 cm · 19.7 × 19.7 in

Framed dimensions
57 × 57 cm · 22.4 × 22.4 in

Year
2023

One of a kind · Signed · Framed · Ready to hang
Certificate of Authenticity included

Available


A Quiet Portrait in a Ruined World

In Whistler’s Mother: Clicker Hunter Edition, Marco Santos reimagines James Whistler’s iconic portrait through the unsettling world of The Last of Us. The calm, formal pose of the original composition takes on a darker meaning, where silence, tension and the instinct to survive become part of the scene.

Part of Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters, the painting explores popular culture as a living mythology. A modern survival narrative enters the visual language of classical portraiture, showing how familiar stories can create new symbols for fear, resilience and endurance.

Whistler’s Mother: Clicker Hunter Edition displayed in a contemporary living room visualization
Interior visualization showing the framed artwork.

Artwork availability

The original painting is currently available through Modern Eden Gallery.

This artwork is an independent artistic reinterpretation inspired by contemporary visual culture and mythology. It is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by any entertainment company or rights holder.

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