In Marilyn in Coffee and Blue, Florian Eymann dissects the iconography of Marilyn Monroe, offering a hauntingly beautiful distortion of her timeless allure. The interplay of rich coffee tones and deep blue hues creates a moody backdrop, framing Monroe’s fragmented visage in a liminal space between presence and erasure. Eymann’s signature abstraction is on full display as he reconfigures Marilyn’s features with bold strokes of lavender, blush pinks, and burnt oranges. Her lips, vividly red yet imperfectly formed, evoke both sensuality and vulnerability. Her eyes, partially obscured and layered with gestural marks, leave an impression of both intimacy and detachment, as though the viewer is seeing her through a kaleidoscope of memory. This work feels like a conversation between eras, Warhol’s polished celebration of Monroe’s fame and Eymann’s raw, psychological deconstruction of her myth. It asks viewers to reconsider the icon beyond the surface, delving into the fragility of identity shaped by fame and public perception. Eymann transforms Marilyn into a poetic study of impermanence, inviting us to see not just the starlet but the fragments of humanity beneath the glamor.