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Brad Pitt born 1963
Born Shawnee, Oklahoma
A familiar face on screen since the late 1980s, Brad Pitt won a Golden Globe Award for his role as a patient in the psychological thriller Twelve Monkeys (1995). Nominated for four Academy Awards, he served as a producer on 12 Years a Slave (2013), which won a Best Picture Oscar.
Colin Davidson's portrait of Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard caught Pitt's eye when he saw it reproduced on an album cover. On several occasions, the actor and artist met in London, Surrey, and Buckinghamshire, where they spent time together painting and talking. During these sessions, Davidson began a series of portraits of Pitt, including this one, made just before Pitt cut his hair short for the filming of Fury (2014). The glassy, introspective eyes are typical of Davidson's noncommissioned portraits, as he seeks "a certain vulnerable quality." He desires to capture his subjects "lost in thought," removed from the celebrity persona that we normally see in the mass media.
Colin Davidson (born 1968)
Oil on canvas, 2013 |