With Marilyn in Hot Pink, Florian Eymann reinterprets the cinematic glamour of Marilyn Monroe through a lens of abstraction and emotional depth. Set against a vivid pink background, the work oscillates between celebration and deconstruction, as Eymann overlays her features with bold strokes of orange, white, and shadowy black. The hot pink hue evokes the vibrancy of pop culture, yet the fragmented composition tells a different story, one of imperfection and impermanence. Marilyn’s eyes are hazy, almost absent, creating a haunting contrast to her elegantly sculpted lips. Her visage is both present and dissolving, suggesting the fleeting nature of beauty and the burden of fame. Eymann’s treatment of Marilyn feels deeply personal, transforming her from an icon into a complex figure caught in a swirl of memory and abstraction. The interplay of rough textures and soft gradients reflects the collision of her public and private selves, challenging the viewer to look beyond the glossy exterior into the fractured reality of her existence.