Beyoncé's
trophy cabinet at Casa Carter is an impressively well-stocked piece of
furniture, bulging with Grammys and multiple platinum plaques for
R&B anthems like "Halo" and "Crazy In Love."
She's also
snagged a mega-mogul husband in Jay Z and engages in a hyper-high-end
social life that involves pondering whether to postpone Taco Tuesdays
for a week and accept another dinner invitation from the Obamas. Beyond
the industry awards and glitzy celebrity status though, Beyoncé claims
certified iconic standing by the way she inspires fans to pay tribute to
her. In that most noble of artistic disciplines: fan-art.
In
tribute to her continued reign, then, here are 23 pieces of fierce
fan-art that show just why the world is totally smitten with Queen Bey.
1. Women In Crisis
Artist
Adrian Valencia put together this slick illustration of a dolled-up
Lady Bey hanging on the telephone in honor of "everyone who has been or
is suffering because of love." Poignantly, the piece's full title reads
Women in Crisis 1: Beyoncé in Why Don't You Love Me?
2. 'Yonce
During
a live show in London back in March, Beyoncé spotted one of Anabelle
King's banner illustrations being held up in the crowd. Smitten with her
interpretation, Bey was moved to halt her performance and exclaim,
"It's beautiful. Did you draw this? Wow. It's so pretty!" Naturally, the
wow moment can be treasured for all of eternity on
Instagram.
3. Draw Your Own Beyoncé!
Drago
Art's take on Beyoncé plumps for a soft-focus style that wouldn't look
out of place fronting up a YA book about Bey's high-school adventures
in love. Handily, its creator has also put together a step-by-step-
guide to drawing your own Mrs. Carter! If you were wondering, the key is
"nicely arched eyebrows."
4. Slaughterhouse Beyoncé
Scratch
that insatiable itch for gore with this image of Beyoncé in the style
of a character from a slasher flick. Remember, artwork doesn't only have
to exist between you and your therapist.
5. Tribal Goddess Beyoncé
Beyoncé
is a frequent muse for fashion-style sketches. Here, artist Hayden
Williams has played up the top triller's vivacious side and kitted her
out in feisty tribal-style garb. The headpiece confirms her queendom.
6. Mrs. Cater Vs. Vrettos Vrettakos
More
fashionista kicks, here with Ryan Monsod showcasing Beyoncé spruced up
in a Vrettos Vrettakos outfit at the Brit Awards. It goes without saying
that the crystal bling on the dress is real.
7. Single Lady Beyoncé
Step
Puki was inspired by Beyoncé's mega-anthem "Single Ladies (Put A Ring
On It)" when creating this anime-style illustration of Jay Z's better
half. Would work a treat in an animated app game too.
8. Beyoncé Vs. Lady Gaga
A
battle of the super-egos: here, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga go head-to-head
while wearing butterfly-branded headphones. Obviously, the image is also
available to purchase as a fridge magnet.
9. Blue Ivy Eyeshadow Beyoncé
Sometimes
it's all about the details, as with SimpleElegantDesign's take on
Beyoncé, which plays up a quite freakish blue eyeshadow accent.
It's the last time Blue Ivy gets the keys to the Carter family makeup
box.
10. Girls Love Beyoncé
It's
all about the puckered-up red lipstick-lavished lips in
AzaleaPatricia's take on Beyoncé. Would make a bold pairing framed with
Blue Ivy Eyeshadow Beyoncé, possibly in an apartment hallway or
secondary bedroom.
11. Briah Neale's Beyoncé
Sometime
after attending Baltimore City College High School, Briah Neale put
paintbrush to paper and created a bright and bold picture of Beyoncé.
Despite not being finished, something about the painting caught
Beyoncé's eye and she decided to share it via her own Instagram account,
showing her appreciation by adding a cute heart and an exclamation mark
after
Briah's handle.
12. Festival Beyoncé
Going
by the artistic name of Darkdordevic, this super-fan was inspired to
muster up a slick computer-created rendition of Beyoncé after catching a
performance at the mud-splattered Glastonbury festival. The large,
illuminated letter B in the background adds to the superstar sparkle.
13. Giclee Beyoncé
The
handiwork of artist Joseph Cheridan, this limited edition depiction of
Beyoncé was originally created with pencil and cotton paper and is now
presented to the world as a giclee print. The look in Sasha Fierce's
eyes comes across as one part coy, and one part lusting for world
domination.
14. Bobblehead Beyoncé
Simple
and effective, here Beyoncé gets the exaggerated bobblehead-caricature
treatment. The playful illustration is the work of Miss Matzenbatzen who
admits that while she doesn't listen to Bey's music, she "seem[s] to be
a very nice person and is absolutely gorgeous." Fearsome forehead, too.
15. Amy Beyoncé
Remember
that time Beyoncé was at home sipping dirty martinis while having a
torrid argument with her old man Shawn and she managed to somehow look
like Amy Winehouse? Artist Klaudia69 certainly does, and has captured it
aptly with this thick-outlined image.
16. Lady Diana Beyoncé
The
British invasion of Beyoncé continues with fan art disciple Kaesthetics
morphing the R&B megastar's face onto the body of Princess Diana. A
sterling trans-Atlantic mash-up.
17. Quickie Beyoncé
Working
with the PaintTool SAI software, Germ Egg conjured up this
watercolor-style take on Beyoncé as "a quickie before bed." That's what
Jay Z said.
18. 8-Bit Beyoncé
The
elusive BloomSirenix7 went retro with this rendition of Beyoncé,
running a picture through a chunky pixellated filter to take her back to
the 8-bit video-game days. Computer love!
19. Pencil Sketch Beyoncé
A
sketch-tastic take on Sasha Fierce courtesy of Emilie Creations, here
canny pencil work and shading musters up an endearingly classy image.
Would also work printed up on an oversize white tee.
20. Oily Beyoncé
Created
from a photo and manipulated using PaintTool SAI, Marta De Winter has
answered the burning question about what a grandiose, old-fashioned
oil-painting portrait of Beyoncé would look like. The answer is equal
parts regal and piercing, especially with eyes that seem to follow you.
Seriously, try it.
21. Beyoncé Mask
Speaking
of eyes, this pared-down black-and-white illustration of Beyoncé seems
prepped to be printed out and worn as a mask — the clue is in the vacant
eye-sockets. A fine facial fit for all girls and boys with dreams of
running the world.
22. Greyscale Bey
Ever
wondered how long it takes to sketch a snazzy picture of Beyoncé? 16
hours seems to be par for the course, at least according to fan-artist
Rukkuss, who dutifully toiled away on this graphic pencil sketch of Lady
Bey and her luxurious locks.
23. Our Lady Beyoncé
Sacrilege
or the ultimate tribute? That's the artistic dilemma FemmeGod muses on
with this depiction of Jay Z's beau as Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Baby
Blue Ivy snags the theological assist.
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