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In order for artwork to appear in film or television, filmmakers must go through a process of acquiring permission from artists, their estates or whoever the owner of the photographic rights may be, lest they become embroiled in a potential lawsuit, such as was the case for Warner Bros. with sculptor Frederick Hart following the reproduction of his piece Ex Nihilo in Devil's Advocate , as well as with the designer of Mike Tyson's face tattoo following its reproduction in The Hangover Part II . [1] For this reason, more often than not, actors portraying artists are shown with work created by a professional painter, comics artist or sculptor specifically for a film or series, and galleries may frequently display artwork created for the project or otherwise in the public domain.

The following is a list of notable artists who contributed artwork specifically for feature films and television.

NameArtworkFilmNote(s)
Ivan Albright [2] The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray the painting is now part of the art collection of the Art Institute of Chicago [3]
Ari Aster [4] drawing of Paimon and roughly half of Charlie's drawings Hereditary Aster also wrote and directed the film
Juliette Binoche [5] Dina's paintings Words and Pictures Binoche stars in the film as Dina Delsanto
Greg Bogan [6] paintings in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat Basquiat
Robert Brackman [7] portrait of Jennifer Jones Portrait of Jennie
John Bratby [8] paintings The Horse's Mouth
John Bratby [9] paintings and drawings Mistral's Daughter
James Cameron [10] Jack's drawing of Rose Titanic Cameron also served as the film's writer, director and producer
Francesco Clemente [11] Finn's paintings and drawings Great Expectations
Daniel Clowes Jonah's paintings Art School Confidential Clowes also served as the film's screenwriter and co-producer, and had created the short comic on which the film was based
Chuck Connelly [12] paintings for "Life Lessons" segment New York Stories
Sophie Crumb [13] Enid's sketchbook art Ghost World Sophie, the daughter of R. Crumb and Aline Kominsky, was only 19 at the time she contributed her art, as artist/co-writer Daniel Clowes didn't believe he could "draw like a girl."
Salvador Dalí [14] dream sequence Spellbound
Hélène Delmaire [15] paintings and sketches Portrait of a Lady on Fire Delmaire's hands were featured in the film [16]
Sam Demke [4] [17] roughly half of Charlie's drawings Hereditary Demke also designed all of Charlie's toys
Sam Demke [17] Chevalier's paintings Gentlemen Broncos
Bridget Duffy [18] Pawnee City Hall murals Parks and Recreation
John Ferren [19] Sam Marlowe's paintings The Trouble with Harry
John Ferren [20] Portrait of Carlotta Vertigo the location of this artwork is currently unknown
Carole Feuerman [21] Nancy Miller's sculptures and artwork Compromising Positions
Ed Harris [22] Pollock's paintings Pollock Harris trained himself to paint for his role as Jackson Pollock in the film
Dean Haspiel [23] comics page with a character yelling "Give It up!" American Splendor
Jon Heder [24] Napoleon's drawings Napoleon Dynamite Heder stars in the film as Napoleon Dynamite
John McDermott paintings Loving the film was based on McDermott's novel
Shawn McManus [25] comic book cover Tales from the Crypt
Henrique Medina Portrait of Hurd Hatfield as Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray sold at Christie's for $149,000 in 2015 [26]
Caitlin Mitchell-Dayton [27] Jerome's paintings and drawings Art School Confidential
Viggo Mortensen [28] David's paintings A Perfect Murder Mortensen stars in the film as David Shaw
Mark Mothersbaugh [29] Marvin's paintings Art School Confidential
Zoë Mozert [30] pinup artwork Never Say Goodbye
Zoë Mozert [31] painting of Jane Frazee Calendar Girl
Stan Olexiewicz [18] Pawnee City Hall murals Parks and Recreation
Sherwin Ovid [32] Anthony's paintings Candyman
Dan Panosian [33] Uncanny X-Men comic book covers and pages [34] Logan comics were created after Marvel permitted James Mangold to use X-Men comics in the film as long as they weren't real issues
Robert Andrew Parker [35] Vincent van Gogh paintings Lust for Life
Joe Quesada [33] Uncanny X-Men comic pages Logan did the pencil work on four pages that were subsequently inked/colored/lettered by Dan Panosian
Man Ray [36] portraits Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Tom Richmond [37] Bounty Law Mad and TV Guide covers in the style of Jack Davis Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Mad would later use this cover for their October 2019 issue that included a full parody comic illustrated by Richmond, while a "Collector's Edition" Blu-ray release of the film would contain a "Mini-Mad" with an entirely new cover and comic illustrated by Richmond [38]
Jean-Marc Rochette [39] portraits of life on the last railcar Snowpiercer Rochette was the artist for the graphic novel the film was based on
John Romita Jr. [40] "Wall of Villains" portraits Kick-Ass Romita Jr. was one of the creators of the Kick-Ass comic series the film was based on
Julian Schnabel [6] paintings in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat Basquiat Schnabel also wrote, directed and composed music for the film
Mike Sekowsky [41] Woody's art Condorman
Billy Sullivan [42] paintings and drawings As Good as It Gets
Mike Vosburg [25] comic book covers Tales from the Crypt
Richard Williams [43] Gordy's Home parody Mad magazine cover Nope Williams had been a prolific cover artist for Mad for several decades
Richard Williams [44] Barbara Novak parody Mad magazine cover Down with Love Williams had been a prolific cover artist for Mad for several decades
Bodhi Wind [45] paintings 3 Women
Ann Wood [46] Wark's artwork Junebug


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