Jonathan Yeo

Images from Art Review Issue 56

Work that I was already familiar of, but could only put a name to the work after reading an article in Art Review this month. Some portraits are left unfinished, maybe the subject is stripped of the extras to leave what's most important to their character. A portrait of Sienna Miller is entirely of her face, beautiful. Her hair, her surroundings are an afterthought. Often she is referred to as 'beautiful' and her talent as an actress becomes a side-note.

Yeo's collages are beautiful. Up close the pornographic images are revealed.

'Let's talk about your portraits. Were you deliberately taking on something that was out of fashion?'

'Yes, I'm a bit contrary, I hate being told what to do, I like doing what others aren't doing. I'm not so concerned about fashion in art. Faces rivet me, and I thought: get good at them first.'

Extract from interview by John Quin, Art Review Issue 56.