Anna Belle, Emulsion & Oil, Monumetal 7'x9' Lightbox, Blaine Halvorson, 2008

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Anna Belle (2008)
Emulsion and oil on screen 7 x 9 ft Hand-carved frame with integrated lightbox + remote

Meet … Read more Anna Belle (2008)
Emulsion and oil on screen 7 x 9 ft Hand-carved frame with integrated lightbox + remote

Meet Anna Belle. She’s got the kind of stare that follows you across a room--the mugshot glare of a Minneapolis woman booked in 1963 for what may have been forgery (but like any good noir heroine, the details are deliciously murky). Blaine Halvorson immortalizes her here with a haunting, oversized portrait, emulsion and oil paint layered in ghostly grey-blues, screen-printed in halftone perfection. The hand-carved frame gives her a museum-level presence, while the built-in lightbox (yes, there’s a remote) turns the entire piece into a cinematic experience.

This is the kind of artwork that doesn’t just hang on a wall—it takes over the room. Picture it in Rick Owens’ Paris bunker, in a Todd Snyder flagship, or leaning casually next to a Paul Evans credenza in Lenny Kravitz’s Bahamas compound. It’s not for “regular” people. It’s for the brave, the cool, the ones who know a good story when they see it--even if the story’s edges are a little blurred.

We like to think Anna Belle’s crime may have been a simple bad check or forgery. But with that steely gaze, it could’ve been attempted murder. Either way, she’s serving attitude for days.

Blaine Halvorson is the Montana-born creative force behind some of the most coveted and unapologetically over-the-top luxury goods in the world. He first made waves as co-founder of Junkfood Clothing, licensing hundreds of pop culture icons to create vintage-inspired tees that were snapped up by everyone from Disney to the Rolling Stones. By 2005, Junkfood had become a licensing juggernaut selling for over $20 million.

Today, Halvorson helms MadeWorn, his high-end atelier and art studio in Culver City, California, where each piece-- be it a hand-distressed leather jacket, bespoke footwear, or a $1,200 bottle of bourbon is crafted with obsessive precision. With its appointment-only exclusivity, the MadeWorn compound has become a whispered-about destination for Hollywood insiders like Brad Pitt, Jude Law, and Damien Hirst.

Never content to stop at clothing and art, Halvorson has expanded his empire into spirits with Meili Vodka and a new tequila brand created in partnership with Jason Momoa—because of course he did. Like everything Halvorson touches, the tequila project merges artisanal craft with a rock-and-roll soul, targeting the same rarefied audience who can appreciate a $10K jacket and a $1K nightcap.

Halvorson isn’t just selling things—he’s building worlds. And in his world, there are no rules, no limits, and no shortage of beautiful, absurdly cool objects for the 1% to obsess over.

This isn’t just rare, it’s singular. Every other work from Halvorson’s Judge and Jury exhibition has long since disappeared into private collections, and Anna Belle is the last of her kind. You won’t find another one of these on the market, now or possibly ever. This is your chance to own a truly original, impossibly cool artwork by Blaine Halvorson. An iconic statement piece from a creative force who doesn’t just make art, he builds cult followings. See less