This Punk is inspired by SupremePunk #2190 and the work of Mikhail Shvartsman. Mikhail Shvartsman was a Soviet and Russian artist, the author of the artistic and philosophical system of “hieratism". One of the most important masters of the art of the second half of the 20th century. Painter, graphic artist, muralist, worked in the field of industrial graphics. The term "hieratism", which Mikhail Shvartsman introduced into the context of contemporary art life, means "sacred" in Greek. The philosophy of "hieratic art" began to take shape in the 1960s and was eventually expressed in a system of sign-architectonic codes. Throughout his creative life, Shvartsman consistently departed from the imitative realist method in the desire to come closer to an understanding of the signs of the spiritual hierarchy. SupremePunk is executed in a delicate color scheme, using stylistic patterns. The iconographic style of the painting depicts a non-verbal prayer embodied in color, form and imagery.

SupremePunk is based on the visual images created by the artist Mikhail Shvartsman. Experimenting with composition, Shvartsman applied paint layers one after another in such a way that the surface acquired a particular rough texture in places, making the painting itself literally physically tangible. The artist emphasized that the search for a sign was more important for him than his choice of coloring, but sonorous color chords were often woven into the geometry of his architectonic structures: in the 1960 work Meta-Portrait presented here, saturated blue and light green are harmoniously combined with darker, brown hues. Similarly, the author of SupremePunk plays with shades to create a poignant and sensual image that looks delicate and refined. At the same time, the painting draws on the canons of iconography. The background of the painting is gilded and the face of the hero of the painting is generalized and hidden from the viewer. A similar technique can be found in another Shvartsman painting, The Green Head (1966). In it, the artist neglects the features of the face, but uses the expressiveness of the lines to create a general mood.

The patterns on the SupremePunk can be interpreted as a stylistic play on the part of the author. The curved lines form an interesting pattern that actively highlights the central part of the composition. The structure of the picture looks holistic due to the selected ratios of color spots. Punk evokes a calm and peaceful mood, which flows into a hypnotic image. Similar stylistic techniques can be found in another work by Shvartsman, The Messenger, 1960.