“The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.”
― Anton Chekhov
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Currant Artists
Simon Chinnery hasn’t always been a painter. He did Art A level but felt under the shadow of his Father who who had gone to Chelsea Art College and went on to be a creative Advertising Director.
Following stint living in a Buddhist community he took up Ballet and from Brighton to London and immersed himself in all things hedonistic.
After training and touring for a bit with London City Ballet the natural next step in his life was….to work in the City.
Painting became part of his life again following a personal crisis that turned his world upside down.
“It was a long dark soul of the night thing. Think Gerald Scarf has a long lunch with Ralph Steadman and you get some way down that hole. I used inks and acrylic and lots of rage and I never showed anyone my monsters.” – Simon Chinnery
A driving force behind the Nuart festival in Norway, he has collaborated with grass roots activists, luxury brands, Glastonbury festival, weirdos, developers and drop outs.
“There is NO subculture ONLY subversion”. – The Dotmaster
Gerald Jenkins is a photographer whose work crosses a variety of photographic styles. As well as commercial work in fashion, beauty and portraiture, Gerald has sold work and exhibited internationally. His editorial credits include work for Vanity Fair, US Esquire and several international Vogue titles. His list of advertising clients includes, amongst others, Stussy, Seimens and Schwartzkopf. In February 2004 the Adelaide Festival in Australia is holding a major exhibition of his images of contemporary Aboriginal culture and Australian landscapes. A book of his backstage rock portraits, spanning 10 years and including the likes of Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue, John Spencer, Gil Scott-Heron and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, is currently in production.
“Finding all of my Grandfathers photographs in a box, neglected at the back of a cupboard during a visit to the family house confirmed my huge sense of purpose with a camera. I had discovered my inheritance. Already with clarity I had chosen photography as my career..with this discovery of these beautiful artifacts I was given confirmation that it is someone of my demeanour who has a responsibility to hold a mirror to society.” – Gerald Jenkins
Joe Machine is an English artist, poet and writer. He is a founding member of the Stuckists art group. His work has been called “raw and autobiographical”
“The first time I saw a beer glass smashed in someone’s face I was five years old. I will never forget the sound; it was muted somehow like glass breaking underwater. I remember the screaming, that terrible, helpless, futile sound.” – Joe Machine
Rémy Noë, is an English painter, a member of the international art movement Stuckism and co- founder of the Maidstone Stuckists.
“Growing up with Gender dysphoria I found that the twin outlets of art and the countryside of Kent, with its haunting landscape kept me sane. Exploring its grass covered lanes high up on the North Downs and diving into its mythic history helping to distance myself from the feelings I had about myself. These twin passions became combined and the resulting paintings in these rooms are the fruits of this.” – Remy Noe
Jacob Smith a Devon based artist who began studying oil painting in his childhood. From the advent of his formal studies he had the patience for meticulous rendering and favoured subjects that emphasized his drawing ability. Since graduating from art school, Jacob has concentrated on gallery work and commissions. Smith draws inspiration from television, cartoons, news events, celebrities and religion. He uses iconic symbols and imagery from popular culture and remixes them to represent a personal ideal or cultural stance. He continuously explores these areas in his work; at times taking a dark and humorous approach, mixing religion with pornography or looking at the art world with a sometimes cynical eye. Using a traditional painting method Smith mixes styles from the old masters to Manga, creating strange juxtapositions and compositions, with interwoven layers of meaning.
“Dr Fox arrested on sex charges, what’s the world coming to, he’s probably not even a real doctor.” – Jacob Smith
Simon Thompson is a UK based artist who can be described as something potentially pop but always driven by phrases. Better known in Miami and the states Simon has been working across the Atlantic for the past five years. Starting with the iconic Too much art will kill you and recently working on the me and you baby series Simon primarily works in screenprinting, recently moving to super size canvases at the recent Warhol is over show at the Robert Fontaine Gallery in Miami, titled after Simon Thompson’s classic iconoclastic work “Warhol is Over” first shown in 2008.
“FUCK OFF ART CUNTS” – Simon Thompson
Paradise Salvage 