Hashim Lafond
AMBITION
Catalogue Note
AMBITION studies the earliest form of greatness: the moment before the world fully understands what it is seeing.

Painted in acrylic on canvas, the work presents Michael Jordan not as an icon already crowned, but as a figure in formation. The black field isolates the body, forcing attention onto posture, tension, red, shadow, and movement.

The painting carries visible marks, edges, and imperfections from its life as an object. Those traces remain part of the work.

This is an original, one-of-one painting created entirely by hand.
Catalogue Number
HL.2026.002
Title
AMBITION
Year
2026
Medium
Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions
48 × 60 in.
Depth
Approximately 1.5 in.
Edition
Original, One of One
Certificate
Signed certificate of authenticity included
Status
Available for Acquisition
Hand & Eye

Every original begins with a blank canvas.

  • No tracing.
  • No projection.
  • No transfers.

Each work is developed by hand through drawing, observation, and paint.

Record
  • Published in The Hashim Lafond Catalogue
  • Original work by Hashim Lafond
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Certificate of authenticity included
AMBITION
Detail
AMBITION
Canvas Edge
AMBITION
Surface Texture
AMBITION
Signature Detail
AMBITION
Installed View
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