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Francis Bacon’s (1909-1992) figurative paintings were among the most original, controversial and deliberately disturbing of the 20th century. That’s why I’m so fond of his work. His human figures were often greatly distorted, with body parts swirling into swollen fleshy spheres or melding into strange new forms. How astounded would Bacon be if he were to see Coco, Ice-T’s exaggeratedly curvy blonde wife, walking past him on the street. Had he been drinking a …
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Filed under: Britney Spears Art, If Artist X painted Celebrity X, Lindsay Lohan Art, Paris Hilton Art
American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol’s enthrallment with celebrities inspired him to create a series of mass-produced silk screen portraits which aside from the soup can, would later become his most recognized work. According to art critic Robert Hughes, Warhol’s colorful and repetitive celebrity portraits “speak eloquently about the condition of image overload …
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Filed under: If Artist X painted Celebrity X, Janice Dickinson, Janice Dickinson Art
Francisco Goya (1746-1828) is often called the “father of modern art” and remains one of Spain’s most important artists. A superb portraitist and skilled printmaker, Goya’s set of 80 etchings called Los Caprichos is among some of his finest work. Inspired by his observation and critique of human foibles during the tumultuous era of late 18th century Spanish society, Los Caprichos is a series of dark satire filled with monsterous and foolish characters. If Goya were around …
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Filed under: Britney Spears, If Artist X painted Celebrity X, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Paris Hilton Art
La Primavera is one of Sandro Botticelli’s best known paintings. The angelic figures shown in this ethereal work of art all represent mythological characters. While viewing this painting at the Uffizi, my eyes were drawn to the fluid movement and delicate beauty of the Three Graces. According to Greek mythology, the Three Graces represent beauty, charm and joy. Contemporary mythological characters such as Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton are the antithesis of grace. This makes them the Three Disgraces. They represent sleaze, …
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Filed under: If Artist X painted Celebrity X, Keira Knightley
French Post-Impressionist painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was fond of capturing the lively images of decadent Parisian nightlife during the late 19th-century. Much of his inspiration was found inside the numerous nightclubs, cabarets, circuses and brothels in the bohemian Montmartre section of Paris. Some of my favorite works are the advertising posters he created for various Montmartre performers such as Yvette Guilbert, Jane Avril and Aristide Bruant. No doubt Lautrec would recoil in horror over what passes as creative decadence in …
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Filed under: If Artist X painted Celebrity X, Nicole Richie
Austrian Expressionist painter Egon Schiele is best known for his haunting paintings of
solitary figures. His models often looked bored, uncomfortable,
somewhat hollow-eyed and tended to be bony thin. I think if he were
around today, he would chose Nicole Richie as one of his subjects. Medium: Charcoal, pastel and acrylic on paper stained with chai tea.
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Filed under: Brangelina, Brangelina Art, If Artist X painted Celebrity X
One of my favorite Salvador Dali paintings is Sleep. I place Angelina Jolie in this painting because she’s larger than life and needs several Daliesque pedestals to support her fame. Not only is she considered one of the most beautiful women in the world, she also donates time, money and energy toward the betterment of others. Her qualities of rebellious vixen combined with doting mother generate intrigue and devout fandom. Medium: Oil on board.
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