Conor Collins

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Born
Manchester
NationalityEnglish
CitizenshipEngland
OccupationVisual Artist

Conor Collins is a Visual Artist Based in Manchester. [1]

Conor Collins is known for making artworks using unconventional materials such as Diamond Dust, Blood and hate speach found on social media. [2] [3] [4]

Notable works by Conor Collins [5] include his portrait of Tom Daley made using the hate speach he receive when he came out [6] [7][4][8], his portrait of Alan Turing made using Blood of Gay and Bisexuality|Bisexual medical professionals banned from donating under UK Blood Donation Laws [9] [10] [11], his portrait of Caitlyn Jenner made using the hate speach she received when she came out as Transgender|Transgendered [12] [13][14][15][16], his portraits of Trump both before and after the election made using direct quotes from Donald Trump [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27], and in 2018 his portrait of Princess Diana made using Diamond Dust and HIV Positive Blood [2][1][28][29][30][31][32][33]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hudson, David (2018-07-18). "Gay artist creates portrait of Princess Diana in HIV positive blood". Gay Star News. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "This artist made Princess Diana's portrait using HIV+ve blood for an important reason". The Indian Express. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  3. "British artist recreates Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover using Twitter death threats". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Conor Collins creates Tom Daley portrait from anti-gay tweets". The Independent. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  5. "Artist | Conartworks | Manchester". conartworks. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  6. White, Alan. "Meet The Artist Who Turned Homophobic Tweets Sent To Tom Daley Into An Inspirational Picture". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  7. "This Portrait of Olympic Diver Tom Daley Is Made from Homophobic Tweets He Got After He Came Out". Time. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  8. "HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  9. "The Amazing Reason This Artist Created An Alan Turing Portrait With The Blood of Gay Men • GCN". GCN. 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  10. Mulhall, James. "Manchester artist's portrait is made using gay men's blood". The Irish Post. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  11. Rogan, Aaron. "Blood portrait makes case for gay donors". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  12. White, Chelsea (2015-08-20). "Caitlyn Jenner praises artist who made online threats into a portrait". Mail Online. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  13. "Artist Uses Caitlyn Jenner Twitter Death Threats to Re-create 'Vanity Fair' Cover Portrait | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  14. "HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  15. "British artist recreates Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover using Twitter death threats". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  16. Paget, Antonia (2015-08-19). "Salford artist creates portrait of Caitlyn Jenner using death threats and abuse posted by trolls". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  17. Russell, Cliodhna. "This portrait of Trump is made entirely out of the presidential candidate's offensive comments". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  18. "Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the unlikely muses". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  19. Boyle, Chris (2020-09-07). "The artist who turns hate into beauty". Medium. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  20. "Gay artist's portrait of Donald Trump created only by collage of offensive quotes". Star Observer. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  21. Lind, Dara (2016-01-28). "A viral picture of Donald Trump, made out of the most offensive things Trump has said". Vox. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  22. "This Artist Turned What He Thinks Are Donald Trump's Most Offensive Statements Into A Portrait". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  23. "Young gay artist turns Trump's offensive slurs into a portrait of hate". Attitude.co.uk. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  24. "This incredible portrait of Donald Trump is made from his most hateful quotes". indy100. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  25. Russell, Cliodhna. "This portrait of Trump is made entirely out of the presidential candidate's offensive comments". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  26. "Artist creates portrait of Donald Trump from his most outrageous quotes". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  27. "HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  28. Team, Q. X. (2018-07-25). "Blood Diamond Diana". QX Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  29. "This artist has created a portrait of Princess Diana using HIV-positive blood". PinkNews - Gay news, reviews and comment from the world's most read lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans news service. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  30. "Artist paints portrait of Princess Diana with HIV+ blood". Attitude.co.uk. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  31. "HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  32. "Artist paints a portrait of Princess Diana in HIV-positive blood to make an important point". indy100. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  33. "Conor Collins made late Princess Diana's portrait using HIV+ve blood for a special reason". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-05.


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