Karl et Choupette

Karl et Choupette is a pop-art homage to the late Karl Lagerfeld and his beloved Birman cat, Choupette — the most famous feline in fashion history. Painted in the style of Pierre et Gilles, whose hyper-saturated, kitsch-luxe portraits defined an era of French visual culture, DreamEyes Studio reimagines the pair in vivid acrylics layered with phosphorescent paint. When the lights go out, the painting transforms: a ghostly luminescence reveals hidden details invisible in daylight, turning the work into a two-act experience. The technique required careful planning — phosphorescent pigments were applied in targeted areas between acrylic layers, creating a precise glow map that only appears in darkness. It is a painting about surfaces and what lies beneath them, about the public persona and the private tenderness Lagerfeld reserved for Choupette alone. Fashion, fame, and the afterglow of legacy — all captured on a single 100-by-80-centimetre canvas.