- Awol Erizku Finding inspiration in Renaissance painters like Vermeer, Caravaggio, and Da Vinci, the works of Awol Erizku replace stiff, aristocratic subjects with women who capture the stylings of modern life. Like the call and response spontaneity of jazz improvisation, Erizku’s response to Vermeer’s classic painting Girl with a Pearl Earring, is Girl with a Bamboo Earring. […]