Burst Bubbles (2001)
April 11th, 2009
“So sick n’ tired of people trying to burst our bubbles!!!”, Alert writes at the end of this bubble-style “Raws Alert” piece in Nottingham. Seems my aspirations were violent lime green and he was mainly dreaming of sausages.
Rare occasion when I timed myself painting – the evil bubble-burster character in the middle took me 12 mins.
Stop talking shit and PAINT! (1994)
April 10th, 2009In which I learned the pitfalls of a statement piece.
Although I wrote “if the cap fits” at the bottom of the piece, a lot of people evidently had a guilty conscience since they thought that I was directing it at them. Other people decided it must be directed at people they personally had a problem with. It should have been “If the crap fits”.
Moral of the story – step back once the fuse is lit!
The painting was in Nottingham – two windup chatterbox characters are talking shit, bombarding each other with turds, toilets and loo rolls.
Comes complete with flies. That’s scatalogical, captain.
Revival Pressure SHOK (1995)
April 8th, 2009
Part of a massive canvas myself and some friends did at an event.
I used to like doing these pieces made from different bits – I often had too many ideas I wanted to try out to base a whole piece on one.
Reads – “SHOK”. Jelly style “S” (this will become the organic style a few years later), the “H” is a box of cans tipping out, a gangster apple for the “O” and a straight letter “K” with a crumpled paper background.
Scratch SHOK (2000)
April 7th, 2009
Painted at Scratch club in King’s Cross, central London. Characters spell the letters. Ran out of paint towards the end hence the unfinished microphone etc.
You’re so lucky to be doing something you love (2004)
April 3rd, 2009
Whine and Cheese (2004)
April 2nd, 2009
Various “urban” types at an imaginary opening.
U Dig? (2004)
April 1st, 2009
Flies With That? (2004)
March 31st, 2009
Burger-headed fast food zombie children.
Best bits – on the left is a zombie with a head full of fries. At centre, a half-zombie is dragging itself along leaving a trail of grease and fries. Would you like that super-sized?
Mix N’ Match SHOK (2000)
March 30th, 2009
Canvas, 5 x 10ft.
Cryptic Raw (1997)
March 29th, 2009
This is a painting I made for my brother. It’s a little abstract, I wonder if you can work it out …
