Point Blank Stare

Some jubilee-inspired street art just off of Brick Lane.

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 13:52:41 +0100

Some jubilee-inspired street art just off of Brick Lane.

Andrew Salgado - Smother ; Oil on Canvas ; 30x30cm ; 2012 New...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:23:00 +0100

Andrew Salgado - Smother ; Oil on Canvas ; 30x30cm ; 2012

New paintings from one of my faves - Andrew Salgado - up on his website.

http://andrewsalgado.com

Andrew Salgado - The Bacchanal ; Oil on canvas ; 120x100cm ;...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:22:55 +0100

Andrew Salgado - The Bacchanal ; Oil on canvas ; 120x100cm ; 2012

New work from Andrew Salgado. 2012 looks busy - he’s got shows in New York, Buenos Aires, Santiago and Ottawa and then a big solo show in London in October with Beers Lambert.

http://andrewsalgado.com/index.htm

Pedro Paricio - The Incredulous; 146x114 cm; Acrylic on...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:06:46 +0100

Pedro Paricio - The Incredulous; 146x114 cm; Acrylic on linen; 2011

Another of Paedro Paricio’s multi-coloured gentlemen, this time being examined by a mysterious second figure.

Pedro Paricio - Pedro (naked at stairs); 195x130 cm;...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:06:42 +0100

Pedro Paricio - Pedro (naked at stairs); 195x130 cm; Acrylic on canvas; 2011

A great painting by Spanish artist Pedro Patricio - I find something a bit unnerving bout this mutli-coloured, otherworldly figure.

http://www.pedroparicio.com/

Dan Hillier - Lyra ; 1 colour screen print ; 55cm x...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:24:00 +0100

Dan Hillier - Lyra ; 1 colour screen print ; 55cm x 75cm

I love this guy’s prints - they’re like old world fairy tale characters - wonderful and yet slightly frightening. Dan recently won the Club Monaco Emerging Artist Award.

http://www.danhillier.com/

Dan Hillier - The Woodsman ; 1 colour screen print;...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:23:53 +0100

Dan Hillier - The Woodsman ; 1 colour screen print; 76x56cm

Dan Hillier is a print artist who creates images of fantastical creatures and human\animal hybrids with a slightly spooky Victorian feel. I just bought this one for myself!

http://www.danhillier.com/

Ilya Zomb - Nightly Cup of Tea ; Oil on linen ;...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:20:19 +0100

Ilya Zomb - Nightly Cup of Tea ; Oil on linen ; 16x24”

…dreamy tea with lemon and sugar. This is from Ilya’s ‘Overcoming Stillness’ series. He’s currently showing as part of a show at the Medici Gallery in London, UK.

Ilya Zomb - Reminiscence of Morning Awakening ; Oil on...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:51:08 +0100

Ilya Zomb - Reminiscence of Morning Awakening ; Oil on linen ; 36x46”

Ukrainian born artist Ilya Zomb describes his dream-like paintings as occupying the shadowy space “between the possible and impossible, the real and unreal”.

http://www.zombart.com/

Sophie Derrick - You Big Emo ; Digital print on archival paper...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:04:35 +0100

Sophie Derrick - You Big Emo ; Digital print on archival paper with overlying oil paint

Lots of people liked this morning’s post, so here’s another by Sophie.

http://www.degreeart.com/users/sophie-derrick

Sophie Derrick - Thunderean Nobility No.3 ; Digital print on...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:51:00 +0100

Sophie Derrick - Thunderean Nobility No.3 ; Digital print on archival paper with overlying oil paint ; 100 x 76cm

Sophie photographs the act of painting on her skin and then paints on top of the photographs. Check out her work here:

http://www.degreeart.com/users/sophie-derrick

Sophie Derrick - Pixel Ate My Face Here’s a quick video...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:49:00 +0100

Sophie Derrick - Pixel Ate My Face

Here’s a quick video showing how Sophie creates her striking photo/paintings.

Mitch Griffiths - Pavement ; Oil on Canvas; 153 x...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:35:44 +0000

Mitch Griffiths - Pavement ; Oil on Canvas; 153 x 122cm; 2009

Mitch Griffiths is a British realist painter whose work reflects the everyday trends and troubles of modern UK culture - often portraying these issues through iconic, almost heroic imagery.

Mitch Griffiths - Rehab ; Oil on Canvas ; 214 x 153 cm...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:35:37 +0000

Mitch Griffiths - Rehab ; Oil on Canvas ; 214 x 153 cm ; 2008

A stunning realist painting from Mitch Griffiths that skewers our seemingly never-ending cycle of ‘detox then retox’.

http://mitchgriffiths.com/

East London Street Art, January 2012 Some fun stuff from the...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:54:46 +0000

East London Street Art, January 2012

Some fun stuff from the streets of London…

"I honestly believe you can get more from visiting your favourite art gallery and looking, again and..."

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:33:40 +0000

“I honestly believe you can get more from visiting your favourite art gallery and looking,...

Yasuhiro Onishi – Dr J ; Acrylic on MDF ; 9.5 x...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:00:45 +0000

Yasuhiro Onishi – Dr J ; Acrylic on MDF ; 9.5 x 13.5cm

I saw Yasuhiro Onishi’s tiny portraits at the Affordable Art Fair in London this weekend. The fair itself was a bit too crowded for my liking, but I loved his fantastical and slightly macabre figures.

Yasuhiro Onishi – Dr Moreau ; Acrylic on MDF ; 9.5 x...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:00:39 +0000

Yasuhiro Onishi – Dr Moreau ; Acrylic on MDF ; 9.5 x 13.5cm

Yasuhiro Onishi is a recent graduate who was profiled in last year’s Catlin Guide. His work is available through My Life in Art, a gallery that specialises in emerging artists.

http://mylifeinart.com/artists/yasuhiro-onishi-2/

Tom Howse - We’ve captured the cat ; Oil on...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:53:35 +0000

Tom Howse - We’ve captured the cat ; Oil on Canvas ; 160x210cm

Tom currently has a solo show called Fantastic Salad at the Down Stairs Gallery in Hereford: http://www.tomhowse.com/

http://pointblankstare.tumblr.com/

Tom Howse - Garibaldi Ice-Cream ; Oil on Canvas ; 71 x...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:53:30 +0000

Tom Howse - Garibaldi Ice-Cream ; Oil on Canvas ; 71 x 101cm

Sensational colours in these paintings by Tom Howse, who was featured in this year’s Catlin Guide to New Artists in the UK.

http://www.tomhowse.com/