Mark Mahaney’s portrait captures the power and madness of Elon Musk, whose elevation from tech titan to democracy’s most dangerous private citizen mirrors a government fracturing under his influence.
The image effectively captures the mendacity and malice of Musk. However, I must ask —was this intentional? Has Mr. Mahaney spoken publicly about the session?
Terrific portrait--the first thing I thought of when I saw this was Alfred Eisenstaedt's portrait of Alfred Goebbels in the garden of the Carlton Hotel (1933). The second was Francis Bacon's portraits and heads.
The image effectively captures the mendacity and malice of Musk. However, I must ask —was this intentional? Has Mr. Mahaney spoken publicly about the session?
Terrific portrait--the first thing I thought of when I saw this was Alfred Eisenstaedt's portrait of Alfred Goebbels in the garden of the Carlton Hotel (1933). The second was Francis Bacon's portraits and heads.