09 Nov Outsiders New York – ‘Party Animals’
Oil and aerosol on canvas, 153cm, x 122cm, 2008 Detail 1 Detail 2...
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09 Nov Outsiders Show, New York, September 2008
And so the time came for the Lazarides group show in NY. This was brewing for a while and I was doubled over with excitement for months as I hadn't been to NY in 5 years. We took over an old abandoned building on the...
07 Nov Lazarides Extravaganza – Show Pieces
King of the Dining Room, oil and aerosol on canvas, 137cm x 122cm, 2008 King of the Dining Room - detail Para Bellum (Prepare for War), oil and aerosol on canvas, 90cm x 122cm, 2008 Para Bellum - Detail 1 Para Bellum - Detail 2 The Clown Jewels, oil and...
06 Nov The Lazarides Extravaganza Shut-Down Show
This is the catalogue from the Lazarides Extravaganza, the raffle during Frieze Art Fair that was never to be. Legal laws prevented the raffle from going ahead so instead we put on a show at the Charing Cross space featuring all the works as well as...
20 Sep FAME Exhibition, Grottaglie, Italy
'Pitbulls in Lipstick', oil and aerosol on canvas, 107cm x 122cm, 2008. This is my piece that I had in the FAME Exhibition out in Italy, organized by Studio Cromie. Thanks to Angelo for re-stretching it despite the patches of slightly sticky oils. Yikes. 'Pitbulls in Lipstick',...
05 May Said the Hero to the Thief – Lazarides Gallery, Newcastle.
Back from Siena and straight up north for my show at Lazarides Newcastle, my first time showing exclusively abstract work. Said the Hero to the Thief refers to a conversation between two opposing forces, with each painting appearing as snippets of dialogue. Heroes and thieves are...
07 Mar Painted Print
I've spent the last few days painting 25 prints. I've never been fully convinced by prints, especially large editions when the artist has little or no imput in the actual print process. To reconcile my guilt, I've worked on top of these prints with oil...
05 Mar Print – The Carnival Goes On
And finally, my print is ready. This has been such a long time coming, hence the older image chosen. I started work on this print last April, at the time I had been working on the Roman Empire as subject. Alas, things always take a...