You, Too, Can Own a Queen Meghan Markle Poster
Yesterday, Beyoncé and Jay-Z redefined "fine art" and "monarchy" and "walls" when they appeared in a video to accept the Brit Award for Best International Group. In a callback to their "APES**T" music video, they stood side-by-side in front of the world's greatest painting: Meghan Markle in a crown and royal attire. All other artwork past, present, and future was summarily cancelled. The Medicis rose from their graves and gave a standing ovation. So much happened.
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Fans of the Duchess and Queen Bey alike immediately rushed to the internet in hopes of finding a copy of the image (for framing, putting on lock screens, tattooing on bodies, etc.) and, lo, their highnesses were merciful. The painting is by prolific artist Tim O'Brien and you can own it right now!
O'Brien, a professor at the Pratt Institute and also the world's greatest living illustrator, frequently incorporates pop cultural figures in new contexts into his work. You've probably seen his work on newstands on the covers of magazines like Time, for which he did a series on Trump featuring a storm-wracked Oval Office. You also likely saw O'Brien's work every day on your commute and all summer long on the beach on the striking cover of Melissa Broder's hit novel The Pisces. Now you can also see O'Brien's work every morning when you wake up, turn on "Flawless***" at full volume, and salute your own very special Queen Meghan Markle poster. "Live Laugh Love" found dead in a ditch; every wall belongs to the Duchess now.
If you're some sort of wealthy aristocrat with more than one wall in your house, you also might consider pairing the Queen Meghan poster with a similar image of the one who started this fervor, Queen Bey herself.
Here the artist imagines the ruler of the universe in Elizabethan drag with dangly orange earrings. It's reminiscent of the singer's announcement for her The Mrs. Carter Show world tour and its a must for every home. Your home, your mom's home, your ex's home. Everyone's home. Every American home should have this hanging over the dinner table like people used to have pictures of JFK over their tables in the 1970s. It's the law.
O'Brien's site features plenty of other work for sale, including an illustration of a chicken also in royal garb. So, if you recently won the lottery and somehow have a third wall, you know what to do. All royals everything. Beyoncé's orders.
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