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The Grotesque Celebrity Caricatures of Rob Hren | Monday Insta Illustrator

We're not sure we like the smell of what Rob Hren's version of The Rock is cooking.

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Aug 25, 2015 at 4:07pm PDT

Ah, celebrities, the fair-folk of popular culture, the beautiful deities whose airbrushed, public-related, meticulously managed lives we follow everyday in order to escape our hum-drum own. Illustrator Rob Hren rejects this status quo, delighting in every crag, crinkle, bulb, and rough edge on the faces of icons like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Charlize Theron's Furiosa from Mad Max, Rihanna, and more. Some superstars lend themselves to his distorted, highly-detailed style—Christopher Walken and Yolandi from Die Antwoord don't look that abnormal—but superstars like Scarlett Johansson and Leonardo DiCaprio look less like protagonists and more like us regular people. Check out a few of our favorites below.

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A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Aug 20, 2015 at 5:25pm PDT

Christopher Walken #tbt

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Aug 20, 2015 at 5:25pm PDT

"Never fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose." - Robin Williams

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Aug 11, 2015 at 11:27pm PDT

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Jul 23, 2015 at 5:27pm PDT

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Jun 29, 2015 at 7:23pm PDT

Daenerys Targaryen the mother of dragons - Game of Thrones #gameofthrones #daenerystargaryen #daenerys #emiliaclarke #hbo #motherofdragons

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Jun 22, 2015 at 4:58pm PDT

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Jun 18, 2015 at 5:32pm PDT

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Jun 16, 2015 at 3:42pm PDT

New #painting #rihanna #caricature from the music video "Stay" @badgalriri #rihannastay #rihannanavy #rihannafenty #rihannanavi #rihannadiamonds #rihannadaily

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on May 31, 2015 at 8:04am PDT

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Dec 21, 2014 at 11:19am PST

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Dec 21, 2014 at 11:19am PST

A photo posted by Rob Hren (@robillustration) on Feb 25, 2015 at 4:32pm PST

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