About my work...
Art Works in over 27 private collections across UK, Portugal, Romania, USA & Austraulia
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Benjamin's creative roots run deep through his life, painting and drawing is one of those activity's he can't remember not ever doing in his life. From felt tip drawings and colouring books to illustrating, cutting and pasting zines, flyers and mix tapes together during his teens while involved in the punk/hardcore scene of the late 90's/early 2000's it all laid a foundation for where he is at this point.
The body of work archived on this website represents a time period of 2007-2015. His paintings during this period have a raw edge, on salvaged wood and scruffy canvass they’re not quiet, blend into the background hotel art, they’re not a traditional stuffy greeting card art and they go beyond the stencil of urban art. They're paintings that don’t sit quietly on your wall, they talk in tongue’s and ramble in riddles. They spit obscene colours and ignore compositional rules. Inspired by music, films, cartoons, books, travel and personal memories he attempts to make some sense through a combination of painterly techniques, bold illustration and found objects, Visualising events to create narrative and add to the chaotic visual language.
Since 2015 Benjamin has taken a new creative path working within a collective to further expand his artistic practice stay tuned.
Past Exhibitions
- 2017 'Islington Art & Design Fair' - group show - Candid Arts, North London
- 2016 'Show Me Your Birmingham - group show - Anchor Gallery, Birmingham
- 2015 'The Dogs' - group show - Ben Oakley Gallery - Greenwich
- 2015 'Projekt' - group show - STS Squat Space No 28, Whitechapel
- 2014 'Curious Art-Pie' - group show - Curious Duke Gallery, East London
- 2014 'Vauxhall, Art Car Boot Fair' : Cultivate Gallery, East London
- 2013 'Sci-Fi' - group show - Live and Work warehouse, Stoke Newington
- 2012 'Grufts' - group show - Graffik gallery, West London
- 2012 'Nostalgia' - group show - Curious duke gallery, East London
- 2011 'Spindle Magazine - Perfection' - Madame Geisha, Brighton
- 2011 'Absurdity and Abstraction' Split show w/ Russell Reed - The Lewis Elton Gallery, Surrey
- 2010 'Made in Britain' group show - London Miles Gallery, West London
- 2010 'Somewhere, Some Time' group show - East Gallery, Brick Lane
- 2010 'Culture for all' group show - Waverley borough hall, Surrey
- 2009 'Art in mind' group show - Brick Lane Gallery
- 2008 'MAD Degree exhibition' group show - P3 Marylebourne
- 2007 'Inspired by music' group show - West Gallery, Harrow
Collections
Royal Surrey County Hospital permanent public display.
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