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By Maggie Duffy, Times Staff Writer

Published: November 9, 2017

Updated: November 11, 2017 at 10:06 PM

Tampa artist Cam Parker remembers when Lady Gaga became an icon for him.

It was her performance of Paparazzi at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Between her singing, masterful piano playing with one leg propped up and hanging from a chandelier while bleeding, the performance resonated with Parker as straight-up art.

Gaga became an inspiration for Parker, 33, whose artwork contains themes of feminism, breaking down gender barriers and love. So it’s no wonder that when he secured a mural at 1701 N Franklin St. through Robertson Billiards, he chose to do a tribute.

He had planned to use a projection to aid with rendering her likeness but scrapped those plans and, quite remarkably, is working only from a photograph.

With Gaga’s sold-out concert coming up Dec. 1 at Amalie Arena, Parker is working feverishly, sometimes logging 16-hour days.

And he’s on a mission to get Gaga to take a selfie in front of it.

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This is amazing and my hometown reps Gaga hard I LOVE IT she better come to Tampa for every tour from now on 

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