Self-portraits and new graphic works

About

There are self-portraits; oil on canvas, painted at night, on a one-time basis, then later reworked. The graphic artworks use mark-making and simple calligraphic marks to convey language. That is, instead of using letters in graffiti and whilst they look like letters, they are not alphabetic.

The paintings represent further steps in the evolution of the artists practice. The graphic artworks are where fine art meets graffiti and the same could be said of the portraits - where fine art meets graphically sharp representation. There are a myriad of influences: the London School, Freud, Auerbach, Bacon, as well as spray painting graffiti and comic book art. The paintings also are very dark in their manifestation, but when reworked take on a whole new meaning.

The graphic works are brighter… developed in tandem with some deep investigations into his personal background. So, this truly is a new departure, with an intention to make beautiful works.