Memorial Flower

A new piece
Memorial Flower (see sketch up and final version, yet to be displayed) A 300cmx300cm shape made of rolled printed wallpaper which has a pattern I created made from images of war found online. It's shape is inspired by temporary remembrance symbols like poppies, folded ribbons and crosses.

BLAST2. Solo show. Derby. Walking the Line...

BLAST2. At the New Court Gallery, Repton, Derbyshire

On September 9th 2010 BLAST at the New Court Gallery, Repton opened. One of the blast pictures (below) sold on the opening night and three more pieces sold after the show closed in November. BLAST featured 8 explosion paintings (created in the photo above) and 5 large Warholian prints (see below) it was featured in all the local press and I got interviewed on the radio with my mum. But she was better at it than me.
The exhibition was a huge success for me and a first major solo show. I really kicked ass and yes, most other art is boring by comparison to mine and this proves it; explosives = more exciting than painting on a crappy canvas in a leaky studio.

BLAST 1. Group Show. Newcastle

BLAST 1, Feb 2010, Carliol Square
Group show with Tom Whitty and Claudio Pascale. We took over the upstairs of World Headquarters Night Club. Filled it with art, and people, had a party. Then we left. I exhibited my explosion painting, the sketch up for JU87 and a coffin.

We promoted the show with a series of flyers with really graphic images on them. Passing them around at exhibition openings like illegal porn in the Victorian times. Art porn in the 21st Century.