Wearing Rick Owens in West Hollywood
Artist: Justin Price
20 by 20 inches
Oil on Canvas
Description:
“Wearing Rick Owens in West Hollywood” by Justin Price fuses high-fashion elegance with vibrant urban abstraction. At its core, a confident woman steps forward in a runway-ready yellow Rick Owens outfit. This striking figure floats above a spirited backdrop of color blocks, polka dots, bold lines, and geometric shapes—all rendered in vivid shades of yellow, green, teal, blue, peach, pink, purple, and red.
The energy of the painting is electric yet artfully balanced. The visual chaos of patterns and texture—swirling, layered brushwork—resolves into a cohesive harmony, making the piece feel exciting rather than overwhelming. The fashion-forward figure grounds the composition, delivering both style and narrative amid the vibrant collage of abstract forms.
There’s an intentional harmony between the figure and her surroundings—the abstract background isn’t just a burst of color and form, it echoes the tactile quality of Rick Owens’s signature fabrics. The relationship between figure and background adds an additional layer of meaning. The layered textures, geometric breaks, and flowing patterns parallel the way Owens’s garments move, fold, and hold shape, creating a subtle but intentional connection between the high-fashion subject and the expressive environment she inhabits. This dialogue between art and design ties the piece to Owens’s Los Angeles roots, where his career began and where urban grit and luxury style often share the same space.The layered textures, geometric breaks, and fluid patterns mirror the drape, movement, and structural edge of his garments, creating a visual bridge between the high-fashion subject and the expressive canvas that surrounds her. This connection grounds the piece in both art and design, making “Wearing Rick Owens in West Hollywood” as much a nod to Owens’s Los Angeles legacy as it is a celebration of Justin Price’s mastery of color, texture, and compositional balance.
Price: $2,200