Featured Artist of the Week- Jonathan Yeo
Jonathan Yeo is a British artist who is famous for his portraits. His style mixes photographic realism with a painterly touch. Some of his most unique work, however, is made of collaged pieces of pornographic magazines. Yeo’s series, Blue Period, focuses on nudes in Pre-Raphaelite poses. He did not focus soley on live models to complete this series. He also used famous iconography to create some of his works. His piece, Reflection (homage to Freud), for example, is made entirely out of private parts. The two most famous portraits done in this manner are of President George W. Bush and socialite Paris Hilton. The White House commissioned Yeo to paint a portrait of Bush but later backed out of the deal. This lead Yeo to create his collage of Bush using clippings from adult themed magazines. His portrait of Paris Hilton was bought by artist Damien Hirst for an undisclosed price before its’ September 25th auction even began. As a gesture to the heiress, Yeo offered Hilton some of the profits from the portraits in response to her having said she did not receive any money from her 2004 released sex tape. To see more of Yeo’s work visit his website at : http://www.jonathanyeo.com/
Bush 2007 Hugh Hefner 2008
Cassiopeia Paris 2008
Reflection (homage to Freud) Ursa Major 2007