Conor Collins
Conor Collins is a visual artist based in Manchester.[1]
Career[edit]
Conor Collins is known for making artworks using unconventional materials such as diamond dust, blood, and hate speech found on social media.[2][3][4]
Works by Conor Collins include his portrait of Tom Daley made using the hate speech he received when he came out,[5][6][4] his portrait of Alan Turing made using blood of gay and bisexual medical professionals banned from donating under UK blood donation laws,[7][8][9] his portrait of Caitlyn Jenner made using the hate speech she received when she came out as transgender,[10][11] his portraits of Trump both before and after the election made using direct quotes from Donald Trump,[12][13][14][15][16][17] and in 2018 his portrait of Princess Diana made using diamond dust and HIV positive blood.[18][19][20][21][22]
References[edit]
- ^ Hudson, David (18 July 2018). "Gay artist creates portrait of Princess Diana in HIV positive blood". Gay Star News. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "This artist made Princess Diana's portrait using HIV+ve blood for an important reason". The Indian Express. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "British artist recreates Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover using Twitter death threats". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Conor Collins creates Tom Daley portrait from anti-gay tweets". The Independent. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ White, Alan. "Meet The Artist Who Turned Homophobic Tweets Sent To Tom Daley Into An Inspirational Picture". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "This Portrait of Olympic Diver Tom Daley Is Made from Homophobic Tweets He Got After He Came Out". Time. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Casey, Jane (17 November 2015). "The Amazing Reason This Artist Created An Alan Turing Portrait With The Blood of Gay Men • GCN". GCN. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Mulhall, James. "Manchester artist's portrait is made using gay men's blood". The Irish Post. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Rogan, Aaron. "Blood portrait makes case for gay donors". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Artist Uses Caitlyn Jenner Twitter Death Threats to Re-create 'Vanity Fair' Cover Portrait | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Paget, Antonia (19 August 2015). "Salford artist creates portrait of Caitlyn Jenner using death threats and abuse posted by trolls". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the unlikely muses". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Gay artist's portrait of Donald Trump created only by collage of offensive quotes". Star Observer. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Lind, Dara (28 January 2016). "A viral picture of Donald Trump, made out of the most offensive things Trump has said". Vox. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "This Artist Turned What He Thinks Are Donald Trump's Most Offensive Statements Into A Portrait". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Young gay artist turns Trump's offensive slurs into a portrait of hate". Attitude.co.uk. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "This incredible portrait of Donald Trump is made from his most hateful quotes". indy100. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Team, Q. X. (25 July 2018). "Blood Diamond Diana". QX Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "This artist has created a portrait of Princess Diana using HIV-positive blood". PinkNews. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Artist paints portrait of Princess Diana with HIV+ blood". Attitude.co.uk. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Artist paints a portrait of Princess Diana in HIV-positive blood to make an important point". indy100. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Conor Collins made late Princess Diana's portrait using HIV+ve blood for a special reason". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.