I wanted to imagine a world where Elon Musk isn’t just a tech entrepreneur, he’s the center of the pop culture circus. He’s seated calmly in the middle like a modern king, while the chaos around him plays out like entertainment built in his name. The minions feel like his army, the millions who use his technology every day, cheering him on, building his legacy without ever meeting him. Iron Man and Spider-Man are his personal muscle. Not for defense, but for status. Marilyn and Ted are just there for the party, because what’s a party without fame and excess? And Homer, with a camera? That’s all of us. Documenting the absurd, because we’re too entertained to look away. The black and white checkerboard gave me a way to tie it all together, power, play, ego, strategy.I painted this like a myth for the meme age, part Botticelli composition, part corporate fever dream.