10 celebrities who are serious about art (21 photos)

Adrien Brody could well have established himself as a sought-after artist.





However, other stars are not far behind the actor, calmly and happily stepping outside the usual Hollywood boundaries, finding their niche in painting, sculpture, ceramics, and other art forms. For them, creativity has become a true haven from the hustle and bustle of the set and the red carpet.

1. Adrien Brody: Artist and Actor



Even before his film career, his main passion was painting. His large-scale mixed-media works sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. As Brody himself says, in visual art he finds the creative freedom he lacks in film, where he has to speak someone else's words. For him, it's a way to "peel back the layers" and return to his roots—to the nostalgia for the New York of his childhood.

2. Paul McCartney: The love you give is equal to the love you write



He was drawn to painting his entire life, but it took him years to see it as more than just a hobby.

"I always loved drawing as a child, and I loved the idea of ​​painting, but I felt like there was a reason I shouldn't do it—because I wasn't educated, I didn't go to art college, I was just a working-class guy," he admitted.

Everything changed in 1999, when the musician held his first exhibition. Since then, he has created a huge body of work. He calls painting "a respite from the world and another way to express my desire to create."



3. Brad Pitt: "Radical Self-Accounting" in Sculpture



After his split from Angelina Jolie in 2016, Brad Pitt turned to sculpture and ceramics. He became seriously interested in this art, built his own studio, and even shared pottery with Leonardo DiCaprio.

In 2022, he publicly presented his work for the first time at an exhibition in Finland, where his pieces were displayed alongside works by musician Nick Cave.

"For me, it's about self-discovery," Pitt said. "It all came from what I call 'radical self-accounting.' It's an attempt to be brutally honest with myself and accept responsibility for the pain I may have caused and the moments I've gotten wrong."

His works, including a sculpture of a house riddled with bullet holes and a plaster panel depicting a gunfight, spoke of this frank internal dialogue.



4. Seth Rogen: His Career Started with a Pot



During quarantine, Seth Rogen became so successful at pottery that he began designing ashtrays and jars for his company, Houseplant (demand was so high that the website crashed).

"I started doing this when I was 38, and I'm pretty good at it," he admits. "I've found my place in this world." I didn't even think about it until... midlife."

Now the comedian combines his love of art and entertainment as the producer of the pottery competition The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down.



5. Miley Cyrus: The Star's Forgotten Sculptures



There was a period when Miley Cyrus created memorable 3D sculptures and even showed them at New York Fashion Week and Art Basel.

"I'd love to come to New York again and show my art in a real gallery," she said. "I've never done this before, and I'd really like to do it again."

Experiments with volumetric form became a vibrant, but short chapter in her creative biography.



6. Pierce Brosnan: Painting Saved His Life



Before becoming an actor, Brosnan worked as a graphic designer, but never gave up his first love—painting.

"I always set up a studio when I go on a shoot," he admits. "Art saved my life."

In 2023, he and his wife presented their first solo exhibition, "So Many Dreams," featuring 50 works. It was a true retrospective—from paintings dating back to 1987 to mature contemporary canvases.

"Creativity has become more mature and necessary for me with age. I'm almost 70, and we decided to bring it all together."



Pierce Brosnan with his wife in front of his painting

7. Lucy Liu: "Art is where I feel at home"



Lucy Liu has been passionate about art for many years. The actress organized her first solo exhibition back in 1993. For her, painting is a profound form of self-expression, a refuge where she feels at home. Although her main hobby is painting, she has also experimented with sculpture, silkscreen printing, and textiles.

But her acting fame overshadows her creativity.

"My work probably won't get the attention it deserves until I die. Because people only want to see me in one specific category. And that's a struggle."



8. Sylvester Stallone: ​​"I'm a better artist than an actor"



"I think I'm a better artist than an actor," says Stallone. "It's a much more personal thing, and I can just do what I want. In acting, you often have to play a specific role and you can't say as much as you want."

A significant portion of his work is devoted to boxing themes, which is quite fitting for the Rocky star. In 2013, Sylvester Stallone presented an exhibition of his work at a museum in St. Petersburg.



9. Jim Carrey: Paint Instead of Words



Jim Carrey's vibrant, bold art is both his political manifestos and sometimes touching messages.

"When I really started painting, I became so obsessed that I ran out of space in my house. Paintings were everywhere. It was a dreary winter in New York, everything was so depressing. And I think I needed color. I love the independence of this process, I love the freedom. No one tells me what I can and can't do. And there's a sense of urgency to it."



10. Johnny Depp: Art as Salvation



His success in this field is impressive. In 2022, his first official portrait exhibition, "Friends and Heroes" (featuring portraits of Bob Dylan, Elizabeth Taylor, and other stars), became the fastest-selling collection in the gallery's history, earning over $3.6 million in record time.

In 2024, in New York, he presented his intimate collection, "Stuff," featuring personal artifacts and unique pieces from his homes and studios, continuing his creative dialogue with the viewer.



Portrait of Marlon Brando by Johnny Depp