The State vs The People

Part of the "Free Luigi" Collection.
Original Ink Painting
2025
9" x 12"

This is an ink painting of Luigi Mangione's mug shot.
I hate this painting. It was the first fully rendered painting I did of Luigi, before I decided to do a whole collection. I wanted to paint his mugshot for the cultural significance of it. Initially I thought the photo was pretty flattering for a mugshut, but as I painted it became like The Picture of Dorian Gray. I felt like I could sense his exhaustion and uncertainty, anger, and maybe a little bit of fear. I don't know what he went through before this photo was taken, but I feel like it shows through this painting.

10% of proceeds from the Free Luigi collection are donated to his GiveSendGo legal fund.