The religious imagery and fairytales that formed our shared cultural references have been replaced by the cult of celebrity. Marilyn is the sex goddess, Camilla Parker Bowles is cast as the wicked witch, Che Guevara is the revolutionary. Celebrities have… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
Now celebrity has taken on a holy status all of its own, and we look to the stars to provide us with the transcendental experience that was once achieved through religion. — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
The religious imagery and fairytales that formed our shared cultural references have been replaced by the cult of celebrity. Marilyn is the sex goddess,… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I suppose we carry photographs now, but I think it's rather wonderful that people used to carry drawings and watercolours. I wish people did… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm really interested in how we view the public figure, what makes a public figure, what makes a celebrity, and how images make politicians,… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I had a very outdoorsy childhood. I was athletic and used to ride and do dressage. I could ride almost before I could walk.… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm not satirical in a traditional way. What I do is more about creating caricatures and cartoons. I am commentating on the nature of… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm a contemporary artist and I show in art galleries and museums. I show a number of photographs and films, but I also make… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
Photography acts as a teaser, suggesting we can know something that we can never know. And the more we can't obtain it, the more… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
I think privacy is important, and it's important you don't bore people with your own boring self. — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
Photography can be a deceitful, superficial medium that leads us into believing something even though we know it's not necessarily true. It lulls us… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
When I am preparing my 'lookalike' photographs, I think about the character of the real people, because, if the photographs are going to be… — Alison Jackson Copy Share Image
