For his 'Most Wanted' exhibition at London's White Cube Hoxton Square, artist Richard Phillips depicted the faces of ten celebrities against branded 'step and repeat' backdrops, using classical portraiture techniques, to hyperreal effect Photographed by Tom Powel Imaging in Phillips' studio in New York

这位美国艺术家以从电视、电影、色情和广告领域获得素材而闻名，并利用文艺复兴时期北方画家的细致技巧，将其翻译成光鲜、超现实的油画。由此产生的图像带有复杂的话题，如名人、性和身份。将这些大众文化的图标放置在一个高艺术的环境中是非常巧妙的。这使得该剧传达出的关于艺术努力服从名人代言主导地位的信息更加有力。而这些肖像的巨大规模-几乎有两米半高-本身就让人感到不安-这是由于那些盯着你的面孔的空白完美而更加令人胆战心惊。

Each subject is given a bright halo around their image, in reference to Richard Bernstein’s illustrations for Interview magazine, emphasising their deity-like celebrity status, while strangely flattening their image, morphing them into the brands they stand before Photographed by Tom Powel Imaging in Phillips' studio in New York

'Most Wanted (Zac Efron)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging

'Most Wanted (Taylor Swift)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging

'Most Wanted (Taylor Momsen)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging  

'Most Wanted (Robert Pattinson)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging

'Most Wanted (Miley Cyrus)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging

'Most Wanted (Leonardo DiCaprio)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging

'Most Wanted (Kristen Stewart)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging  

'Most Wanted (Justin Timberlake)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging

'Most Wanted (Dakota Fanning)' by Richard Phillips, 2011 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging

'Most Wanted (Chase Crawford)' by Richard Phillips, 2010 Courtesy of Richard Phillips and White Cube Gallery Photo courtesy of Tom Powel Imaging