Urban Diva

Classic Grace. Street Fire. One Icon, Reborn.

Title: Urban Diva

Artist: Len van Zyl

Year: 2025

Medium: Acrylic and spray paint on stretched canvas

Materials: Multiple layered coats of acrylic paint, spray paint, and custom laser-cut stencils 

Style / Movement: Contemporary Pop-Expressionism / Street-Art 

Urban Diva is my tribute to timeless grace meeting street defiance. I re-imagined Audrey Hepburn not as the delicate icon of mid-century cinema, but as a modern force—alive, unapologetic, and fearless in colour. Her elegance still anchors the piece, but the surrounding drips and explosions of pigment reframe her in the language of the city: chaos, rhythm, rebellion, and confidence. The tension between poise and rawness fascinates me; it’s the space where identity becomes performance and presence becomes art.