UNCLE AL

ARTWORK DETAILS

Artist: Steve Martinez
Title: Uncle Al
Medium: Graphite on paper
Size: 9 × 12 in
Year: 2025

DESCRIPTION

Uncle Al is a graphite portrait of acclaimed hip-hop producer The Alchemist, rendered through a lens of symbolic abstraction. The figure is framed by looping, mechanical forms that suggest cycles of thought, repetition, and continuity — part halo, part constraint.

Executed with dense mark-making and controlled contrast, the drawing balances realism with metaphor, presenting the subject as both individual and archetype. Surrounding forms elevate the portrait beyond likeness, reflecting The Alchemist’s enduring influence, discipline, and presence within contemporary music culture.

ARTIST

Steve Martinez is a fine artist, muralist, photographer, and graphic designer. His work explores the relationship between symbolic systems and everyday urban life, often drawing from cultural memory, history, and contemporary identity.

ORIGINAL WORK

This is a one-of-one original graphite drawing on paper. The work is hand-rendered, signed by the artist, and no reproductions exist.

SHIPPING

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