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From Van Gogh to Mondrian, Five Artist Lookalikes

Five artists whose work resembles that of Van Gogh, Picasso, Lichtenstein, Munch and Mondrian.

By Rise Art | 04 Oct 2017

Last week Rise Art took to the streets with a live exhibition. We’re talking art in the flesh, literally. We had five nude models painted to represent famous artworks by Van Gogh, Picasso, Munch, Lichtenstein and Mondrian. And boy did we make a splash.

Our body paint artist started work at 11pm the night before so we could hit the streets of London with our 5 models at dawn, making our way from Charing Cross Station to the National Gallery and on to Millennium Bridge, turning lots of heads along the way.

What was the point? Well we surveyed the nation about their engagement with visual art and we were taken aback by the results. Most of the nation’s under thirties haven’t stepped foot in a gallery. We wanted to highlight how disconnected Britons are from art, and to broadcast Rise Art's mission to bridge that gap by bringing great art to everyBODY.

It obviously made quite an impact. We hit the headlines in over 62 publications, including Daily Mail, Unilad, The Guardian and The Telegraph. Plus our CEO Scott Philips had a slot on London Live.

But it’s not just the work of famous artists we want to bring to the public. At Rise Art we support and promote living artists at all levels of their careers. Some of our artists are up-and-coming, while others are gallery regulars. All of them are exceptional. And although you won't find Van Gogh on Rise Art, you may well find the next one. Here are five contemporary artists whose work resembles that of the Greats.