New York based artist Richard Phillips, primarily known for his large-scale realistic oil paintings, was first recognized for his sculpture works in the 1980s. His work engages the viewer in an academic cultural critique by applying a classical approach to oil paintings of subjects of human obsession: sexuality, politics, power and death, among others. His work is based on photographic imagery from pop culture, advertising, entertainment, and fashion – familiar material that Phillips’ method repositions for the viewer, creating a new meaning informed by subverting the seductive and idealistic qualities of popular media.
Richard Phillips
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Richard Phillips, Anthropocene Il, 2015
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
259,10 x 194,30 cm
102 x 76 1/2 inches -
Richard Phillips, As Yet Titled (SM Portrait Il), 2016
Oil on raw linen
40,64 x 30,48 cm
16 x 12 inches -
Richard Phillips, As Yet Titled (SM Portrait l), 2016
Oil on raw linen
40,64 x 30,48 cm
16 x 12 inches -
Richard Phillips, As Yet Titled (SM Grass Alt), 2016
Oil on raw linen
40,6 x 30,5 cm
16 x 12 inches -
Richard Phillips, As Yet Titled (Red Portrait), 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
101,6 x 76,2 cm
40 x 30 inches -
Richard Phillips, As Yet Titled (Skater), 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
152,4 x 101,6 cm
60 x 40 inches -
Richard Phillips, As Yet Titled (Skier), 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
152,4 x 101,6 cm
60 x 40 inches -
Richard Phillips, Anthropocene IV, 2015
Oil and wax emulslon on linen
259,1 x 194,3 cm
102 x 76 1/2 inches -
Richard Phillips, Anthropocene III, 2016
Oil on linen
274,3 x 192,3 cm
108 x 75 3/4 inches -
Richard Phillips, Landscape IV, 2016
Landscape IV, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, Landscape III, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, Landscape II, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, Landscape I, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, MMXVI VIII, 2016, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, MMXVI VII, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, MMXVI VI, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, MMXVI V, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, MMXVI IV, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, MMXVI III, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, MMXVI II, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, MMXVI I, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
162,6 x 121,9 cm
64 x 48 inches -
Richard Phillips, As Yet Titled (New Horizontal), 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
271,8 x 330,2 cm
107 x 130 inches -
Richard Phillips, Istanbul, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
259,1 x 172,7 cm
102 x 68 inches -
Richard Phillips, Cologne, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
259,1 x 172,7 cm
102 x 68 inches -
Richard Phillips, Cairo, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
259,1 x 172,7 cm
102 x 68 inches -
Richard Phillips, Rome, 2016
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
274,30 x 182,9 cm
108 x 72 inches -
Richard Phillips, To be titled, 2015
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
174 x 127 cm -
Richard Phillips, To Be Titled (Pink Pie Slice), 2015
Oil and wax emulsion on linen
182,9 x 113 cm -
Richard Phillips, Ingrid II, 2013
Oil on canvas
152,4 x 200 cm -
Richard Phillips, Adriana II, 2012
Oil on canvas
335,3 x 243,8 cm
Exhibitions
Selected press
- Guy Gilsoul, 'L'oeuvre de la semaine : l'Homme, ce héros !', Focus Vif, January 29, 2017 — 0.0
- Sam Steverlynck, 'Richard Phillips', HArt, January 26, 2017 — 0.0
- Zoé Schreiber, 'Richard Phillips, Galerie Almine Rech', Zigzags blog, January 23th, 2017 — 0.0
- Claude Lorent, 'Reconsidérations optiques', La Libre Belgique, January 11, 2017 — 0.0
- 'Richard Phillips', Wall Street International, February 13, 2017 — 0.0
- Muriel de Crayencour, 'Richard Phillips, images de l'image', Mu-inthecity, December 15, 2016 — 0.0
- ‘Richard Phillips, Almine Rech Brüssel’,Frankly yours, December 4th 2016 — 0.0
- 'The Shell' by Antoine Espinasseau', Frog, Fall-Winter 2015 - 2016 — 0.0
- Olivier Zahm, The Shell, Purple Fashion, Fall/Winter 2015 — 0.0
- Eric Troncy, 'L'art fait son numéro', NUMERO, June 2015 — 0.0
- Charles Barachon, 'Richard Phillips gloire et déchéance', Technikart, octobre 2012 — 0.0