In this Apollo podcast, Thomas Marks meets the acclaimed portraitist Jonathan Yeo, who discusses a new series of paintings inspired by 3D scans of his own head, as well as his first sculpture – a self-portrait that was painted by Yeo in three dimensions in a Virtual Reality ‘life room’ before being cast in bronze. Scroll down for images of some of the artworks discussed in this podcast.
![Homage to Paolozzi (Self Portrait) II.](http://new-dev.apollo-magazine.com/content/uploads/2017/12/Homage-to-Paolozzi-Self-Portrait-II.jpg?resize=768%2C1024)
Homage to Paolozzi (Self Portrait) II (2017), Jonathan Yeo. © Jonathan Yeo Studio
![Jonathan Yeo manipulating his VR sculpture.](http://new-dev.apollo-magazine.com/content/uploads/2017/12/Jonathan-Yeo-manipulating-his-VR-sculpture.jpg?resize=790%2C840)
Jonathan Yeo manipulating his VR sculpture. © Jonathan Yeo Studio
![Jonathan Yeo using Google's Tilt Brush](http://new-dev.apollo-magazine.com/content/uploads/2017/12/Jonathan-Yeo-using-Googles-Tilt-Brush.jpg?resize=790%2C527)
Jonathan Yeo using Google’s Tilt Brush. © Jonathan Yeo Studio
![The Simulacra](http://new-dev.apollo-magazine.com/content/uploads/2017/12/OTOY-005-The-Simulacra-LOW.jpg?resize=749%2C1024)
The Simulacra (2017), Jonathan Yeo. © Jonathan Yeo Studio
![Dr Futurity](http://new-dev.apollo-magazine.com/content/uploads/2017/12/OTOY-007-Dr-Futurity-LOW.jpg?resize=790%2C1024)
Dr Futurity (2017), Jonathan Yeo. © Jonathan Yeo Studio
![The Preserving Machine.](http://new-dev.apollo-magazine.com/content/uploads/2017/12/The-Preserving-Machine.jpg?resize=764%2C1024)
The Preserving Machine (2017), Jonathan Yeo © Jonathan Yeo Studio
Works by Jonathan Yeo are on display in ‘From Life’ at the Royal Academy (until 11 March 2018).
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