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"Ghost Riders VI." 
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by Sebastian Bieniek 2023

 Sebastian Bieniek (B1EN1EK) was an artist who started his career at the Kunsthaus Tacheles 1998.
He worked with painting, conceptual art and photography.

"Ghost Riders IV.", 2023, series of overpainted original LP's by Sebastian Bieniek (B1EN1EK) from the oeuvre of Bieniekface.


The concept of the series is to portray people who have died tragically or too young "as from the beginning connected with some kind of angel". Behind this lies on the one hand the idea of predetermined fate and on the other hand the unknown in ourselves. The figure that connects with the protagonist from the beginning can stand for both. So to speak, she is a co-protagonist right from the start.


This series is an continuation of the "Ghost Riders I." from 2016 series. After a three-year break Bieniek continued to work on the Ghost Riders oeuvre and 18 new "Ghost Rider Paintings" were created. Because of this continuation, the first painting of the "Ghost Riders II." series is named "Ghost Rider no. 7" (not no. 1).


Each of the paintings is painted on an original LP (or book-cover) of somebody who died in a tragical way. The size verious.


Bieniek also worked on an BieniekFace oeuvre of photographs.

The entire "Ghost Riders" series contains (not yet finished but planned to be finished around the year 2025) 232 paintings of 58 characters (icons), which means that every icon is 4 times (in 4 different variations) painted. Of this 4 variations the first 3 are the ones of the original icon and the 4th is a collage of Sebastian Bieniek mostly into the most iconic pose (picture) of the current icon. This 4th painting which is a merge of the artist with the icon into something new/different is called a "Ghost Rider", which makes even sense because in the way a person can ride a horse, the artist is riding in a way on in fact Ghosts due to the persons do not anymore exist.


All Ghost-Riders series (previous and following vintages):


"Ghost Rider No. 36" 

„Ghost Rider No. 36“ (Muhammad Ali, 3rd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 36“ (Muhammad Ali, 3rd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 37" 

„Ghost Rider No. 37“ (Keith Haring, 1st of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 37“ (Keith Haring, 1st of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 38" 

„Ghost Rider No. 38“ (Sebastian Bieniek as Jim Morrison, 1st of 4 different unique versions of Sebastian Bieniek and at the same time 3rd of 4 different versions of Jim Morrison) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 38“ (Sebastian Bieniek as Jim Morrison, 1st of 4 different unique versions of Sebastian Bieniek and at the same time 3rd of 4 different versions of Jim Morrison) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 39" 

„Ghost Rider No. 39“ (Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1st of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 39“ (Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1st of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 40" 

„Ghost Rider No. 40“ (Keith Haring, 2nd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 40“ (Keith Haring, 2nd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 41" 

„Ghost Rider No. 41“ (James Dean, 3rd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 41“ (James Dean, 3rd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 42" 

„Ghost Rider No. 42“ (Jean-Michel Basquiat, 2nd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 42“ (Jean-Michel Basquiat, 2nd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 43" 

„Ghost Rider No. 43“ (Brian Jones, founder of

„Ghost Rider No. 43“ (Brian Jones, founder of "The Rolling Stones", 3rd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 44" 

„Ghost Rider No. 44“ (Jim Morrison, singer of

„Ghost Rider No. 44“ (Jim Morrison, singer of "The Doors", 4th of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 45" 

„Ghost Rider No. 45“ (Elvis Presley, 3rd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 45“ (Elvis Presley, 3rd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.


"Ghost Rider No. 46" 

„Ghost Rider No. 46“ (Falco, aka Johann Hölzel, Austrian musician, 2nd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the

„Ghost Rider No. 46“ (Falco, aka Johann Hölzel, Austrian musician, 2nd of 4 different unique versions) by Sebastian Bieniek, 2023. Acryl on board, 31 cm. x 31,5 cm. From the "Ghost Riders IV. 2023" series.

All Ghost-Riders series (previous and following vintages):

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