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born 1969 England
Stella Vine (born 1969) is an English painter and former stripper, who found success when Charles Saatchi bought a controversial painting by her of Princess Diana in 2004. She owned the Rosy Wilde gallery in London.
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I hope that whoever stole it, stole it because they loved it, and not because of all the hype.
Even in the most horrendous situations there is always something to smile about.
I always wanted her to say, "I love you, I’ll stand by you, you are very important to me," but she never did. She loved me inside, but I didn’t feel it.
No, it doesn’t mean anything, does it? People occasionally ask for your autograph or say, ‘I saw you in the paper’, but that doesn’t mean anything at all.
I do have a very, very big problem with someone who saw me coming and exploited me as a mascot.
I felt like a social worker a lot of the time.
Perhaps the people I choose to paint are often objects of derision celebrity is a bit of a put-down term, isn't it? But to me they are my world.
I like strong/vulnerable interesting women, and then sometimes I like painting beautiful men, like Kurt Cobain, or Mr Darcy.
I would never ever amount to anything without him. That’s what he told me.
I identify with people like Diana who just want to be loved by everybody. If somebody doesn’t like me I find that very upsetting.
I think there is a total equality for me between painting a literary figure or Kate Moss or my Mum or a dog or a bird. To me, they are all absolutely equal.
I didn't think anyone really liked what I was doing and I literally have the bailiffs at my door.
I felt I didn't belong to either family.
I'm looking forward to being old, to be able to accept what I am and become self-sufficient. Mid-forties is a good age and it's not too far away.
The art world is really exactly the same as the sex industry: you have to be completely on guard, you will get shafted, fucked over left, right and centre. And you will also meet charming, wonderful people like a rainbow at the end of the day.
I wanted my work to be seen for free in a public space, I want to be up there with Pollock and de Kooning, one of the big boys.
A common misperception of me is that I am a victim. I am not a victim. I am just honest about how things affect me.
I like to watch old films. Meet Me in St Louis, Cul-de-Sac and Buffalo 66 are some of my favourites.
This is a dark painting with a bit of violence because I was very affected by Diana's death. I cried all day because I liked her, warts and all. Most of all I liked the way that she wanted to be loved and didn't mind admitting it.
All those people who derided me did me a favour, because now I don't care what anyone says about me. I feel I am now able to be a really powerful painter, to take on the mantle of the US male expressionist.
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