On first glance, the chilling stare, peroxide-blonde hair and snow-white skin are unmistakeably that of convicted child-killer Myra Hindley pictured in the same woollen coat she wore for her 1965 mugshot.
But on closer inspection, the mouth is noticeably more of a model pout, and the face prettier - as the person pictures is revealed as supermodel Kate Moss - and Myra's evil partner Ian Brady is unveiled as her former paramour Pete Doherty.
But on closer inspection, the mouth is noticeably more of a model pout, and the face prettier - as the person pictures is revealed as supermodel Kate Moss - and Myra's evil partner Ian Brady is unveiled as her former paramour Pete Doherty.
Moss, who last week celebrated her 34th birthday with an 18-hour wild party, has chillingly been turned into one-half of the notorious moors murderers by Yorkshire-born artist, Russell Young.
And Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is shown as a babyfaced Ian Brady, Hindley's partner in the infamous crime spree.
Images of the celebrity couple were superimposed on the original mugshots using computer technology and then printed on canvases with alternate gold and silver sheens.
The pictures were exhibited at the London Art Fair in Islington, north London, where many onlookers were convinced they were the original depiction of the moors murderers.
Now all four images have been sold by the Bankrobber gallery for what is thought to be £28,000.
The work is meant as an observation on the self-destructive hedonism of some of Britain's biggest celebrities.
And both Moss and Doherty, who have been photographed taking cocaine, are the perfect embodiment of that.
Artist Young, who is married to actress Finola Hughes of General Hospital fame, described the image as his "ultimate picture, the perfect storm, a perfect combination of fame and shame".
And Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty is shown as a babyfaced Ian Brady, Hindley's partner in the infamous crime spree.
Images of the celebrity couple were superimposed on the original mugshots using computer technology and then printed on canvases with alternate gold and silver sheens.
The pictures were exhibited at the London Art Fair in Islington, north London, where many onlookers were convinced they were the original depiction of the moors murderers.
Now all four images have been sold by the Bankrobber gallery for what is thought to be £28,000.
The work is meant as an observation on the self-destructive hedonism of some of Britain's biggest celebrities.
And both Moss and Doherty, who have been photographed taking cocaine, are the perfect embodiment of that.
Artist Young, who is married to actress Finola Hughes of General Hospital fame, described the image as his "ultimate picture, the perfect storm, a perfect combination of fame and shame".
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