British artist, Jonathan Yeo’s latest exhibit, entitled “The Outsiders,” includes collage portraits of Paris Hilton and President George W. Bush that were made from images taken from adult publications. The exhibit is taking place at the Lazarides Gallery in London and opened on Thursday.

Yeo’s inspiration for the works came from the cancellation of his being commissioned to paint a portrait of George W. in 2004. Though the White House cancelled the commission, Yeo chose to create the portrait anyway, and used pictures from XXX-magazines to complete the work.

In the past Yeo has painted portraits of other politicians and celebrities including Rupert Murdoch, Tony Blair, Prince Philip and Andew Lloyd Webber.

Yeo’s portrait of Paris Hilton was purchased before the show even opened, and though the price paid for the original work, titled “Paris, 2008,” was not disclosed, posters of the Hilton portrait are being sold for $20 each at the Lazarides Gallery.

Image courtesy of JonathanYeo.com

(1 votes, average: 1 out of 5)

 Loading ...