In collaboration with the celebrated Italian portraitist Francesco Clemente, some of the world’s most iconic women are reimagined as timeless works of art. Known for his deeply expressive and psychologically charged portraits, Clemente brings a dreamlike intensity to each sitter, fusing observation with intuition.

Iman (2015) was the first in this series, marking the beginning of a project in which beauty, identity, and presence converge. As both a fashion icon and a cultural figure, Iman Bowie embodies a layered persona that Clemente captures with intimacy and reverence. His brushwork, often fluid and emotionally resonant, lends the portrait a mythic dimension — Iman appears not merely as a model, but as a muse, a symbol, and a subject rendered with poetic sensitivity.

Born in 1952 in Naples, Francesco Clemente emerged as a central figure in the Italian Transavanguardia movement of the 1980s. His wide-ranging practice, rooted in both Western and non-Western traditions, reflects a lifelong interest in spirituality, sexuality, and the complexity of human experience. In Iman, these themes subtly unfold, turning the act of portraiture into a meditation on presence and transformation.