Paris Hilton by Yeo
Jonathan Yeo's portrait of Paris Hilton is well worth viewing, regardless of who bought it. I'm old-fashioned enough to believe that a portrait should look like the person it portrays, rather than being an excuse for self-indulgent fanciful tosh. Jonathan's portrait certainly captures a familiar face. It does more, suggesting personality and style too. But what makes this portrait fascinating is that it isn't a painting, but a collage made up of clips from allegedly pornographic magazines. It's the best collage I've ever seen.
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yes, they had a feature on him in FT magazine the other week. He is pretty clever without being too ridiculously modern.
Hi, Olechko
This technique is an interesting mix of old and new, isn't it? It's a fine traditional portrait in a new medium: porn mags. Lots of flesh tones to be found there! Like all good ideas, it makes you wonder why nobody thought of it before.
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