Playful Pigments by Kev Munday

About

Kev Munday creates colourful, utopian worlds and invites the viewer to spend time living within them. Inspired by people-watching and the everyday, Munday exaggerates and celebrates the ordinary, aiming for his art to appeal to all ages.

The upcoming solo exhibition will feature a range of works, from postcard-sized drawings to large-scale pieces on canvas. In addition to showcasing Munday’s signature style, the exhibition will also offer an exploration of new creative directions, including a series of cityscape drawings and large figurative paintings.

In the tradition of artists such as Hieronymus Bosch, Munday’s paintings can be read like a wimmelbilderbuch (German for ‘teeming picture book’), depicting scenes richly detailed with humans, animals, creatures, and objects waiting to be discovered and interpreted by the viewer.

Using bold lines and block colours, the vibrancy of Munday’s style creates an enthralling visual experience. His iconic crowd paintings depict a sea of unique individuals, paying tribute to the beauty found in diversity. Each individual portrait is equally valued, and taken together, the effect is a striking vision of community that is more than the sum of its individual parts.