Creepy Jobs and Gates portraits contain double the nightmare fuel

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Steve Jobs before and after, with maybe a little judgement about water sales.
Steve Jobs before and after, with maybe a little judgement about water sales.
Photo: Fulvio Obregon

“Me and My Other Me” is a series of illustrated portraits of celebrities. The roster of folks drawn up include tech giants like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as well as music mega-stars like Mick Jagger and Michael Jackson.

What makes them creepy–aside from the highly detailed cartoonish art style, that is–is that they’re portraits of both younger and older versions of the subjects.

Just take a look at a few of these disturbing pieces of art below and you’ll see what I mean.

Bill Gates before and after.
Bill Gates before and after.
Photo: Fulvio Obregon

Artist Fulvio Obregon, who hails from Cali, Colombia, says that his project is a series of illustrations of celebrities as they occupy the same space in the present as in the past. It was inspired by a set of photographs he saw that showed older and younger versions of their subject. As an artist, he took that inspiration and created his own unique vision.

The resulting images are haunting as hell, especially those of celebrities that have passed away. Caught somewhere between a cartoon and a photo, the expressions on the faces will just draw you in.

Young and older Michael Jackson, the king of pop.
Young and older Michael Jackson, the king of pop.
Photo: Fulvio Obregon

Now that you’ve seen the Jobs and Gates portraits from this amazing artist, be sure to head over to Obregon’s portfolio to see the rest, including portraits of Robert DeNiro and Mick Jagger.

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