New York is the only city in the world that looks exactly like how it feels.
On top of the world and upside down all at once — New York mirrors the essence of you, me, and everyone in between. Every corner reflects the dreams, struggles, and triumphs of its people. Dynamic, ever-changing, alive with possibility.
This piece was born from the sky above Tiny Penthouse Studio — MADX's tiny New York City art studio perched above the city. The cotton candy clouds behind the Empire State Building aren't invented. They're real. Captured from the window, then surrealized — transformed through MADX's mixed-media process into something that lives between photography and dream.
New York didn't inspire this piece. New York is this piece.
TWO SIZES & MEDIUMS
- 18 × 27" Hahnemühle archival pearl paper print, unframed
- 24 × 36” Exhibition canvas, unframed
- Both editions signed "MX" lower right, white ink
- Canvas edition includes light hand-painted embellishments - each unique
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Art Expo New York 2025 Art Expo New York 2024 Art Basel Miami x Nolcha Shows — SLS Hotel & Fortune House Hotel, Miami FL
MEDIUM
Photography, hand-drawn elements, digital painting & AI collage. MADX's original photography of the New York City skyline from Tiny Penthouse Studio forms the spires on this piece. Available on Hahnemühle archival pearl paper or museum-quality exhibition canvas.
© MADX 2023. All Rights Reserved. New York City.
Executed in 2023, New York City.
New York is the only city in the world that looks exactly like how it feels.
On top of the world and upside down all at once — New York mirrors the essence of you, me, and everyone in between. Every corner reflects the dreams, struggles, and triumphs of its people. Dynamic, ever-changing, alive with possibility.
This piece was born from the sky above Tiny Penthouse Studio — MADX's tiny New York City art studio perched above the city. The cotton candy clouds behind the Empire State Building aren't invented. They're real. Captured from the window, then surrealized — transformed through MADX's mixed-media process into something that lives between photography and dream.
New York didn't inspire this piece. New York is this piece.
TWO SIZES & MEDIUMS
- 18 × 27" Hahnemühle archival pearl paper print, unframed
- 24 × 36” Exhibition canvas, unframed
- Both editions signed "MX" lower right, white ink
- Canvas edition includes light hand-painted embellishments - each unique
EXHIBITION HISTORY
Art Expo New York 2025 Art Expo New York 2024 Art Basel Miami x Nolcha Shows — SLS Hotel & Fortune House Hotel, Miami FL
MEDIUM
Photography, hand-drawn elements, digital painting & AI collage. MADX's original photography of the New York City skyline from Tiny Penthouse Studio forms the spires on this piece. Available on Hahnemühle archival pearl paper or museum-quality exhibition canvas.
© MADX 2023. All Rights Reserved. New York City.
Executed in 2023, New York City.
“It's my favorite building — only surrealized.”
— Collector, Art Expo, New York, NY
“Cotton candy pink clouds and knowing this is a real scene from your art studio window, transformed - it’s unlike anything I’ve seen”
— Collector, Union Square Holiday Market, NYC
