Karen Bystedt an American visual artist and photographer who was born in Israel and grew up in London, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
[6] For the sitting, Warhol dressed himself in a tweed Perry Ellis sports coat, wore a neatly combed white toupee, rather than his signature "fright wig," and held a miniature American flag.
[9] For instance, in 2011 Bystedt and text-based artist Peter Tunney did a live installation at Art Basel in the renowned Wynwood district and in 2013, eight of her Warhol photographs were projected on the Videotron above the Key Club on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.
[14] Among Bystedt's street and fine art collaborators are: Peter Tunney, Gregory Siff, Bill Barminsky, Speedy Graphito, Bradley Theodore, Cryptik, Drew Merrit, Annie Preece, the Producer BDB, Moncho 1929, Magne Furuholmen and Chris Brown.
[15][16] In 2016, Bystedt began a new series, "The Gold Kollection," including a nude self-portrait of the artist covered in gilded body paint.