Conor Collins

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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][12][13][14] portraits of Trump both before and after the election made using direct quotes from Donald Trump,[15][16][17][18][19][20] and in 2018 his portrait of Princess Diana made using diamond dust and HIV positive blood.[21][22][23][24][25][26]

Education[edit]

Conor Collins is an Alumni of the Royal Northern College of Music [27] as well as the National Youth Theatre [28][29] of Great Britain

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hudson, David (18 July 2018). "Gay artist creates portrait of Princess Diana in HIV positive blood". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "British artist recreates Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover using Twitter death threats". The Telegraph. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Conor Collins creates Tom Daley portrait from anti-gay tweets". The Independent. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ White, Alan (22 April 2014). "Meet The Artist Who Turned Homophobic Tweets Sent To Tom Daley Into An Inspirational Picture". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "This Portrait of Olympic Diver Tom Daley Is Made from Homophobic Tweets He Got After He Came Out". Time. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Mulhall, James. "Manchester artist's portrait is made using gay men's blood". The Irish Post. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ^ Rogan, Aaron. "Blood portrait makes case for gay donors". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "British artist recreates Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover using Twitter death threats". The Telegraph. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  13. ^ Dazed (20 August 2015). "An artist turned Caitlyn Jenner hate-tweets into a portrait". Dazed. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  14. ^ Staff, A. O. L. (15 July 2016). "This artist turned hundreds of death threats against Caitlyn Jenner into a masterpiece". www.aol.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the unlikely muses". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Gay artist's portrait of Donald Trump created only by collage of offensive quotes". Star Observer. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "This Artist Turned What He Thinks Are Donald Trump's Most Offensive Statements Into A Portrait". BuzzFeed News. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Young gay artist turns Trump's offensive slurs into a portrait of hate". Attitude.co.uk. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
  20. ^ "This incredible portrait of Donald Trump is made from his most hateful quotes". indy100. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  21. ^ Team, Q. X. (25 July 2018). "Blood Diamond Diana". QX Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  22. ^ "This artist has created a portrait of Princess Diana using HIV-positive blood". PinkNews. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Artist paints portrait of Princess Diana with HIV+ blood". Attitude.co.uk. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Artist paints a portrait of Princess Diana in HIV-positive blood to make an important point". indy100. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Conor Collins made late Princess Diana's portrait using HIV+ve blood for a special reason". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  26. ^ "This artist made Princess Diana's portrait using HIV+ve blood for an important reason". The Indian Express. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  27. ^ "RNCM Alumni: Visual Artist Conor Collins - Royal Northern College of Music". RNCM. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  28. ^ "National Youth Theatre 60th Anniversary Season Announced - National Youth Theatre". www.nyt.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  29. ^ Thompson, Jessie (8 August 2016). "The National Youth Theatre at 60: Three playwrights discuss its impact". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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