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Begun in 2021 and now standing at over 45 pieces, selected works have been exhibited at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kingoverman.com\/pages\/artwork-brooklyn\" title=\"Brooklyn Museum\"\u003eBrooklyn \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kingoverman.com\/pages\/artwork-brooklyn\" title=\"Brooklyn Museum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuseum\u003c\/a\u003e in New York, and held by collectors including Spike Lee and NBA Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins.  Outside of this arena, he was commissioned in 2022 by the Masters in Augusta to create a life-size portrait of golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOverman came to art in 2021, after serious illness ended a twenty-year career in electronic music. The visual language that followed was not arrived at by aesthetic choice alone- the simplified forms and color blocks are also a practical adaptation, allowing the artist to work at very large scales with limited energy levels. The constraints are inseparable from the output. The name \u003cem\u003eKing Overman\u003c\/em\u003e is an alias to differentiate his visual art from his prior musical output. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorking across painting and cut-out sculptures, he's heavily influenced by classical portraiture, fashion editorial photography and the vivid palettes of street art.  His first years in art are documented in his monograph \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kingoverman.com\/pages\/artwork-ballers\" title=\"Ballers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBallers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (2022). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKing Overman lives and works in Manchester, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kobe","title":"Kobe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear : 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMedium : Acrylic on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions : 6ft 6\" (198 x 100cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Koff Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default 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