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...contemporary figurative art from (mostly) emerging artists

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

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

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

http://andrewsalgado.com

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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 

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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. 

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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/

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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/

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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/

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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.

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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/

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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

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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

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Sophie Derrick - Pixel Ate My Face

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

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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.

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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/

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East London Street Art, January 2012

Some fun stuff from the streets of London...

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I honestly believe you can get more from visiting your favourite art gallery and looking, again and again, for free, at art that interests you, than from a dozen hit exhibitions.

Jonathan Jones, The Guardian http://bit.ly/GMnLEV

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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.