Painter Peter Saul will have his first New York museum survey, opening on February 11 at the New Museum. “We live in a world that resembles the absurdity of Peter Saul’s paintings,” says Massimiliano Gioni, the museum’s artistic director.
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Richard Phillips
b. 1962
Lives and works in:
New York, NY
Represented by:
Max Hetzler, Berlin
Education includes:
Massachusetts College of Art BFA, Boston
Yale MFA, New Haven, CT
Phillips, an American painter, is best known for his hyper-realistic portraits of politicians and other pop icons. His style recalls the pictorial tendencies of the mid-twentieth century and fuses traditions of Pop Art with classical oil painting.
Many of his works are paintings of woman, inspired by photos taken from fashion and porn magazines of the 1960s and 70s. Pieces like his 2004 Bukkake offer a more modern and raw portrayal of pornography. Works like Spokesperson and Deepak Chopra, both created from official election posters and advertisements, are examples of his more politically-oriented work.
Other famous pieces include 2004’s $.
