Porn Bush Collage By Jonathan Yeo

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).

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…