His America Must Change series of paintings graced the cover of TIME magazine, and even if you missed those you’re sure to have seen Charly Palmer’s art somewhere. You might not expect an acclaimed artist to be painting videogame box covers – but his work is the perfect way to celebrate 75 years of the NBA.
“I had total freedom,” Palmer tells us when we ask how he approached the piece. Provided with plenty of footage, he wanted to combine headshots and action shots, which he put together into a sketch. “It’s very normal to submit your idea, and then there are major revisions, [but] they were like… there were none,” he laughs.