Artist Jimmy Mirikitani by Akira Beard in San Francisco, California.
Not only is this a spectacular portrait but this is a spectacular portrait of a spectacular artist. Wait, yes. Yes, thatโs right.
Jimmy Mirikitani is an artist with a long history and amazing story. รย The Cats of Mirikitani is a documentary about the artist after he nearly lost his life during the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.
Portraits are an amazing way to capture someone. When you have the privilege of capturing someone that has an amazing story like Mirikitani the artist is under even more pressure to make something that speaks to the story behind the subject. Beard has done that with this piece.