This morning I was responding to an art opening announcement from Deitch Projects and got distracted by the link to last year’s retrospective Stephen Sprouse, Rock on Mars. Even the “l’enfant terrible” had an appreciation for classical art and Sprouse’s illustrations demonstrate deft skill simply gesturing the figure. With his signature punk rock bravado and a Park Avenue pedigree, the drawings also express wonderful contradiction. Like his clothes, Sprouse’s use of marker weds downtown cool with uptown luxury. Read the complete story The Punk Glamour God from New York Magazine by Patricia Morrisroe. 
the great thing about sprouse was that he was such a classicist. no matter how “out there” or rebellious he got, there was always an elegance to his designs. thanks for sharing the beautiful illustrations and link!