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Portraits (Hardcover)

by Derren Brown (Author)

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Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Channel 4 Books, a division of Transworld Publishers (5 Jun 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1905026560
ISBN-13: 978-1905026562
Product Dimensions: 30.2 x 26.8 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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Derren Brown is known to his devoted fans as a brilliant showman and illusionist. His television shows attract audiences in the millions and his live show plays to sell-out audiences every night. But in his spare time, Derren uses a very different skill. He is a prodigiously talented artist who paints caricatures of famous faces from around the world. He has painted everyone from Richard Dawkins to Robbie Williams, from Anthony Hopkins to Amy Winehouse, and here for the first time they are all collected together, with Derren's thoughts on the person concerned and why he wanted to paint them in the first place. This title is a must for all of Derren's fans.

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Derren was born in 1971 in Croydon. It was a difficult birth - his mother was in Devon at the time. A precocious and puzzling only child, he liked to paint, foster obsessive habits and once set fire to a neighbour's boat by accident. Derren went to study Law and German at Bristol University and fell in love with the city. In 1999 he was asked by Channel 4 to put a mind-reading programme together for television, which became Derren Brown: Mind Control. It was an immediate success and gained Derren a cool underground kudos which he described as 'not enough'. Mind Controls 2 and 3 followed, then a series, and then in October 2003 Derren caused an international furore by playing Russian Roulette live on television. This secured his notoriety with the public and his big apartment in London. Further specials have followed - Derren Brown: The Seance which was the most complained about show in the history of television. He still gets several letters of complaint a week from psychics and Christians. He is sensitive to everyone's objections but knows at least the latter group will forgive him. Derren's workload keeps him exhausted and irritable fifty-two weeks a year and he continues to live in London with a large collection of taxidermy and a fatalistic parrot. He spends any free weekends painting and likes to receive gifts.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Magic - but in a different way!, 15 Jun 2009

By	Dr. George L. Sik (Epsom, Surrey) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Derren Brown is, of course, best known as the country's leading magician and hypnotist but these elaborate caricatures will be a revelation to many (those who have visited his website will already be aware of this other talent).

Appreciation of caricature is the kind of thing you could write a doctoral thesis about. It is probably linked to how much you can tolerate ambiguity - some people don't 'get' caricatures at all, while others say they reveal truths a more naturalistic portrait does not. It is worth emphasising just how elaborate these pictures are - no mere line drawings. Of course, some caricaturists can reduce a face to a few simple lines but here we have something different: almost a bridge between oil paintings (which generally flatter) and caricatures (which generally don't though Brown insists he has a fondness for his subjects. Perhaps that's why he hasn't done Richard Littlejohn or Alastair Campbell?)

The accompanying text is fascinating, taking in psychology and philosophy as well as art - and, of course, the odd aside about the author's OTHER job also creeps in. The choice of subjects is eclectic and revealing. If you love portraiture and caricature, you will want to buy this book. I just hope he doesn't get so addicted to painting that he stops performing!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but could have been even better, 30 May 2009

By	Mr. Clive Webb (Studley, Warwickshire) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It took a while for me to receive my copy but I wasn't disappointed. The full colour and B&W portrait photographs are fantastic, I'm with David Tennant (featured in the book) when he says that he hates Derren as the bloke is so talented. I would have given it 5 stars but I felt that what was missing was some photo's and explanation of how Derren's paintings came to be - some stage by stage pictures to see how he initially sketched the outline to the finished article.

I don't know if there will be a volume 2 but I'll be one of the first on the list - a great coffee table book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A jolly good book., 24 July 2009

By	Suzanne Owen "SuzanneO" (Hertfordshire, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My first, initial response when perusing Derren Brown's 'Portraits' was 'bugger me, this man is a genius'. The portraits shown are absolutely wonderful representatives of their subjects and the commentary that is alongside them provides the reader with an interesting insight to Derren's artistic talent. Is there anything this man can't do?!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Who'd have thought that Derren Brown was such an amazing caricature artist. The subjects are spot on. Where does he find the time.

Published 4 months ago by Mrs. J. Mclaren

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, great talking point
I am a huge fan of Derren anyway so may be biased, however I though the quality of the art on display is excellent. Read more

Published 6 months ago by D. Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars Caricature must have !
I heard about this book from a member of a Caricature forum I belong to, my friend was so enthralled by the work in this book she wanted to share with us just how good it was... Read more

Published 7 months ago by A. A. Mccormick

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Wonderful paintings, a real joy of a book. Captures the nub of its subjects with an unerring aim.

Published 7 months ago by J. Innes

5.0 out of 5 stars Strangely compelling.....
I will admit I am a compulsive buyer of Derren's merchandise, ever since I held his pint while he signed an autograph for me after a show some years back I have felt strangely... Read more

Published 7 months ago by S. G. Millership

5.0 out of 5 stars Another type of magic from Derren Brown
As a long time fan of Derren Brown it does not surprise me that his talents appear to have no end. As well as being a charismatic performer he is also a very gifted painter... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Ms. R. M. Hallett

5.0 out of 5 stars He's one wicked dude!
From the moment I heard about this book a smile engraved my face. From the moment I read and studied the enigmatic refined portraiture, they individually etched an eternal... Read more

Published 7 months ago by L.Rich

5.0 out of 5 stars damn good
Derren Brown has far too much talent for one man! A skilled sleight of hand magician, a psychological illusionist and now we find out he's an excellent characaturist. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Kenneth Kavanagh

5.0 out of 5 stars Heard of Da Vinci? Van Gogh? Picasso?... Amateurs!
"Perceval... I didn't know how empty was my soul... until it was filled." So said King Arthur in the John Boorman classic `Excalibur'. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Houdinia

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Brown never ceases to amaze' - Portraits review by Kirsty Johnson
Although better-known for his baffling mind trickery and illusions, 'Portraits' showcases the captivating collection of celebrity caricatures that the obscenely talented Derren... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Kirsty Johnson

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