Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters · Original artwork
The Figure
An original oil painting by Marco Santos · 2022
Artwork details
Series
Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters
Medium
Oil on canvas
Canvas dimensions
60 × 44.5 cm · 23.6 × 17.5 in
Framed dimensions
68 × 52.5 cm · 26.8 × 20.7 in
Year
2022
One of a kind · Signed · Framed · Ready to hang
Certificate of Authenticity included
Available
The Figure Behind the Collection
In The Figure, Marco Santos reimagines William McGregor Paxton’s The Figurine as a quiet scene of devotion to popular culture. A collector cleans and cares for figures linked to Superman: The Movie, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, turning a familiar domestic moment into a portrait of memory, fandom and personal identity.
Part of Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters, the work treats pop culture as a living mythology. The collected heroes stand in for the icons of earlier eras, showing how contemporary stories and characters can carry the same sense of wonder, aspiration and belonging once held by classical symbols.
Artwork availability
The original painting is currently available through Saatchi Art.
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.