Porn Bush Collage By Jonathan Yeo

Posted by Patrick Woolmer on Fri 31st August 2007 at 02:24 PM, Filed in Art Gift Ideas

I’m a big fan of Jonathan Yeo the popular British portrait artist. His depictions of Tony Blair, Rupert Murdoch and others show real depth (something often lacking with other artists).

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However, the headline catching Bush Porn Collage shown above appears to be a blatant play for publicity. The piece is made up entirely from torn up pieces of pornography and funnily enough it’s actually a very pleasing likeness. Leaving the politics aside I do think it’s a little bit crude.

I suppose the point is that it’s provoked reaction and discussion. But and it’s a big but, does a truly great artist like Mr Yeo really need to plumb the depths like this?

Called “Bush 2007” it’s due to go on a limited edition print run of 150 copies.

Dimensions are:

Image size: 863 x 561 mm
Paper size: 1015 x 726 mm

Published by Steve Lazarides
Printed by Coriander Press London

I’m guessing this wouldn’t make an ideal gift for a Republican…

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