Close similarly creates monumental portrait works on paper with hyper refined precision and meticulous draftsmanship that transforms photographic source material into commanding figurative statements. His large scale charcoal and graphite portraits share the same cool detachment and technical rigor seen in the Grubman work.

Longo works in large scale charcoal on paper to create monochrome figurative portraits that deliberately blur the line between fine art and mass media imagery, a defining quality of this piece. His bold draftsmanship and engagement with celebrity and contemporary culture mirror Phillips's approach directly.

Helnwein creates hyper refined figurative portraits that engage with the glossy surfaces of celebrity culture and mass media imagery, rendered with a cool and otherworldly luminosity comparable to the pewter leaf sheen in this work. His monochrome tonal precision and contemporary figurative subject matter align closely with Phillips's aesthetic.