[rdmond]

This already sort of happened in 2008 when Chuck Close forced someone to stop distributing a Photoshop plug-in that imitated his style.

https://hyperallergic.com/54104/my-chuck-close-problem/

[smashed]

Hmm, from the link you provided, it was a website named freechuckcloseart.com that would autogenerate artwork in the style of chuck close.

I'm not a lawyer but I'm pretty sure this was a trade mark issue. He just had to avoid marketing his product using someone else's name.