Richard Phillips (American painter)

Richard Phillips (born 1962) is an American artist.[1] He is known for for large-scale paintings based on pornographic photographs of women. He paints in a photo-realistic or hyper-realistic style.[2]

Richard Phillips
Born1962 (age 59–60)
Marblehead, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationMassachusetts College of Art and Design (BFA, 1984)
Yale School of Art (MFA, 1986)
Known forphoto-realistic painting

Early life and education

Phillips was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. In 1984, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and in 1986, he received a Master of Fine Arts in painting from Yale School of Art.[3]

Career
Playboy Marfa sculpture (2014)

In the 1990s, Phillips worked at the Guggenheim Museum as an art handler.

In 2008, a version of his painting Spectrum was included on Gossip Girl.[4]

In May-June 2010, his works were featured in the Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York along with works by Adolf Dietrich.[5][6]

In 2011, Phillips created a Sasha Grey short film for the Gagosian Gallery.[7]

In 2013, he created a Sasha Grey portrait for the Frieze Art Fair.[8]

In 2013, he collaborated with Playboy magazine to create a roadside installation near Marfa, Texas; he mounted a black-painted 1970s muscle car on an inclined concrete plinth beside a large symbol from the magazine.[9]

In 2014, Phillips was featured at Dallas Contemporary.[10]

Personal life

Phillips lives in New York City.[11] He has a studio in the Starrett–Lehigh Building.[12]

Bibliography
  • Phillips, Richard. Painting and Misappropriation (PDF). Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York.

References
  1. "Phillips, Richard, 1962-". Library of Congress.
  2. JOHNSON, KEN (April 3, 2009). "Art in Review". The New York Times.
  3. "richard phillips in conversation". Dallas Contemporary.
  4. Powers, Bill (September 30, 2008). "Richard Phillips Unveiled on 'Gossip Girl'". The New York Times.
  5. "ADOLF DIETRICH / RICHARD PHILLIPS". Swiss Institute Contemporary Art New York.
  6. Rosenberg, Karen (June 11, 2010). "Adolf Dietrich and Richard Phillips: 'Painting and Misappropriation'". The New York Times.
  7. Douglas, Sarah (June 7, 2011). "Richard Phillips Shakes Things Up Again—With Help From Lindsay Lohan and Sasha Grey". The New York Observer.
  8. "Frieze Art Fair London 2013". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 17, 2013.
  9. Farago, Jason (June 26, 2013). "Playboy in Marfa". The New Republic.
  10. Slenske, Michael (March 31, 2014). "Richard Phillips at the Dallas Contemporary Museum". Architectural Digest.
  11. "Richard Phillips (American, born 1962)". Artnet.
  12. Morris, Bob (December 1, 2011). "No Greater Role Than His Own". The New York Times.
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