a collection of work
affirmation, manifestation, success, life
In an age of publicly sharing opinions on social media and having the need to align oneself with a certain set of opinions, political ideas, etc., it has become rather difficult to truly express what one thinks without risking a backlash of anger, bullying, and humiliation. The capital growth-driven state machineries around the world seem to actively construct and foster a public opinion that supports certain political (power-driven) objectives. 'All about you' aims to show various aspects of this problematic by using a somewhat humoristic usage of language. From spiritual healing, affirmations all the way to submitting artwork to an open call, I explore the relatively complex structure and make-up of the contemporary human mind, as well as a multitude of different realities based on different belief systems.
The work carries a connotation of activism, popular trends, the speed of mass consumption, and hoarding of information. Through the use of printing paper and masking tape, the work embraces the ephemeral nature of material and the longevity of ideas that can be passed down from generation to generation.
In addition, the intentional inclusion of self-portraits poses a crucial layer to this series. By personally engaging with the work through poses, I bring a human element into the narrative, highlighting the intimate connection between the art and the artist. This practice serves as a visual testament to the vulnerability inherent in expressing oneself amidst the complexities of contemporary society.
Although the work carries a strong connotation of activism and (collective and individual) protest, I don't want it to be aligned with such as there would be the risk of it becoming a tool of an ideology or a political movement. Once art becomes such a tool, it ceases to exist as art; it is just a dead hollow husk.
Affirmation
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
50cm x 58cm
I am a famous artist
acrylic paint on blackout fabric
on Washing line
Flag
;
My infinitiy list:
All the museums and galleries that are going to show my work.
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
200cm x 150cm
September 2022
Victoria Miro
Lehman Maupin Perrotin
Lisson Gallery
Royal Academy of Arts
Whitechapel Gallery
Museum Tinguely
Leopold Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Galerie Johnen & Schöttle
Galleria Paolo Vitolo
Garth Greenan Gallery
The Approach Gallery
Nicolas Krupp Galerie
Thaddaeus Ropac
David Zwirner
Pace Gallery
Tate Modern
Newport Street Gallery
Fondation Beyeler
Château La Coste
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
The Pier Arts Centre
Kunsthaus Pasquart
Gladstone Gallery
C24 Gallery
Chisenhale Gallery
White Cube
The Louvre
MOMA
Barbican
Serpentine Gallery
Houghton Hall
Dallas Museum
Anton Kern Gallery
Mumok
König Galerie
CLEARING
Half Gallery
New Art Projects
Stampa Galerie
Von Bartha
Hauser & Wirth
Gagosian
Uffizi Gallery
Institute of Chicago
Hayward Gallery
South London Gallery
Musée D'Orsay
Turner Contemporary
Galerie Capitain Petzel
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art
Marianne Boesky Gallery
Michael Werner
Rechsteiner Museum
Galerie Gisèle Linder
Tom is famous
flag: Tom E. is the most famous artist I have ever met
mateial: shorts from Aldi, wooden stick, acrylic paint
September 2022
Open Gallery Call
painting/ad for an open call for contemporary art galleries
acrylic on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
166cm x 151cm
September 2022
Let's be famous
painting
acrylic on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 133cm
September 2022
There is so much more
painting
acrylic on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 166cm
September 2022
Status Quo
painting
acrylic on newsprint paper (55gsm)r, masking tape
147cm x 124cm
October 2022
Artists = Bananas
Bananas = Artists
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
2x 146cm x 148cm
October 2022
Exchange painting for likes
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 179cm
October 2022
Take back control
I hereby take back control of my position with the art world. I am an essential, fantastic, amazing and successful artist. I am good at what I do. I love myself, my work and you
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
150cm x 182cm
October 2022
I shouldn't have gone to Frieze
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
219cm x 149cm
October 2022
Artists are political
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
117cm x 100cm
October 2022
Follow me
acrylic paint on fabric
168cm x 67cm (without the pole)
October 2022
Everything is about you
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
116cm x 100cm
October 2022
Say yes
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 140cm
October 2022
Clearance Sale
All members of the UK Government must go now. Buy one, get one free.
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
140cm x 153cm
October 2022
No free money
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
144cm x 150cm
October 2022
Emphemeral Construct
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
140cm x 150cm
October 2022
Attempt of dialogue
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
148cm x 150cm
October 2022
Unauthorised artists / The Margate Nepotisitc Art Society
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
89cm x 100cm
October 2022
Rishi swallows condoms
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
100cm x 109cm
October 2022
Let's cross the line
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
137cm x 150cm
October 2022
Ghost
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
100cm x 127cm
October 2022
Value
acrylic paint on newsprint paper (55gsm), masking tape
146cm x 158cm
November 2022
Once you're in, you're in
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
127cm x 150cm
November 2022
How much do you want for your self?
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
131 cm x 150cm
November 2022
I am not racist, but...
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
152cm x 179cm
November 2022
You look so much better without makeup
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
178cm x 152cm
November 2022
She came into the lounge with a big smile.
He turned around and said:'' Oh, honey, you look so much better without makeup. You look great for your age.''
Her smile vanished. ''Oh, come on. What's wrong with you? Give us a smile.''
She looked at him for a few seconds, grabbed her grandmother's chair
and smashed his head in.
Fake Cake
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
102m x 112cm
November 2022
Heal or steal
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
101cm x 115cm
November 2022
Artists are Prophets
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
152cm x 132cm
November 2022
The Government is always right
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
101cm x 105cm
November 2022
The Truth for Sale
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
151cm x 125cm
December 2022
We come. We pay. You leave.
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
151cm x 130cm
December 2022
Colonial Housing Plans in Margate
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
100cm x 123cm
December 2022
Colonial Business (as usual)
acrylic paint on sugar paper (80gsm), masking tape
169cm x 200cm
December 2022
sycophant alert
acrylic paint on cloth
76cm x 98cm
July 2023
sycophant ladder
wood
28cm x 10 x 117cm
July 2023
sycophant spiral
acrylic paint on cardboard (layered)
155cm x 140cm
July 2023
The Birthplace of all Art
wood
196cm x 151cm
July 2023
So, which is your favourite genocide?
acrylic on sugar paper
76cm x 51cm
October 2023
So, which is your favourite right-wing politician?
acrylic on sugar paper
76cm x 51cm
October 2023
A deep state of mind
acrylic on sugar paper
51cm x 70 cm
October 2023
A deep state of mind
1 min loop
October 2023
So, which racist prepostition are you most comfortable with?
acrylic on sugar paper
76cm x 51cm
November 2023
Make meaningful work
acrylic on sugar paper
200cm x 145cm
January 2024
Post meaningful content
acrylic on sugar paper
150cm x 148cm
January 2024
The White Man's Idea of Peace
acrylic on fabric
140cm x 100cm
January 2024
Find Poetry in the Mundane, vomit horoscopes on Tuesdays
acrylic on sugar paper
101cm x 86cm
February 2024
Stop feeding the rich.
acrylic on sugar paper and regular paper
101cm x 91cm
June 2024
Ambani wedding guest list
acrylic on canvas
214cm x 153cm
August 2024
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