via FacebookArt & PhotographyNewsParis Hilton is an artist nowBut then again, wasn’t she always?ShareLink copied ✔️August 17, 2020Art & PhotographyNewsTextAshleigh Kane Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Frida Kahlo... Paris Hilton? According to a recent Forbes article, the reality star is the latest celebrity to take a stab at joining the art history books, claiming to have been “painting her way through quarantine”. One of the socialite’s works is currently on display in Los Angeles-based Corey Helford Gallery until Friday, as part of a group show called Sweet Sixteen. Titled “I Dream of Paris”, the painting, naturally, features Hilton, surrounded by a plethora of sequinned cats and butterflies, crowned with a diamond tiara, wearing a leotard, and sporting a Juicy Couture bag and elbow-length gloves. “I Dream of Paris” will be auctioned off to benefit the Starlight Children’s Foundation, and Hilton will also host a dinner at her house for the highest bidder – which has surpassed $50,000, with the auction ending tomorrow. “My ‘I Dream Of Paris’ piece represents the dreams and goals I had for myself when I was young,” Hilton revealed. “It is almost like a mood board of everything I aspired to have or be like when I grew up.” It isn’t the first time Hilton has spoken about her love her art. In April, she shared some of her masterpieces – including those in progress – on her YouTube. Her subject matter included her boyfriend’s mother’s cat, a rainbow, and emojis. Speaking to Forbes, she said: “I have loved art my whole life. I have been an artist since I was a little girl.” She also claims to have built an art room in every home she’s owned. “It’s so important for me to have that space in my house to be creative,” she added. In terms of her favourite artists, she lists Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Kaws, Takashi Murukami, Ai Weiwei, Olivia Steele, Kaws and Salvador Dalí”, and reveals the album to get her creative juices flowing is Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream album. Read the full interview with Forbes here or watch Hilton working on “I Dream of Paris” below Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORENadia Lee Cohen on her ‘most personal project yet’ Candid photos from a Paris strip club locker roomLiz Johnson Arthur immortalises PDA, London’s iconic queer POC club nightThis ‘Sissy Institute’ show explores early trans internet cultureLife lessons from the legendary artist Greer LanktonPhotos of Medellín’s raw, tender and fearless skateboarding culture‘A space to let your guard down’: The story of NYC’s first Asian gay barInside the debut issue of After Noon, a magazine about the nowPalestine Is Everywhere: A new book is demanding art world solidarityThe standout images from Paris Photo 2025These photos capture the joy of connecting with strangersStephanie LaCava and Michella Bredahl on art and ‘messy’ womanhood