UK neo-expressionist artist
“somewhere between memory and noise”
I make paintings that live somewhere between memory and noise — glitchy, nostalgic, chaotic.
Inspiration comes from everywhere
My work draws from:
… and whatever’s been rattling around in the back of my brain since childhood.
Inspiration comes from everywhere: VHS covers, comic book ads, propaganda posters, action figures, and the toys we grew up with. Some pieces lean into nostalgia. Others tear it apart. You’ll find glitched-out characters, political symbols, cultural noise — all twisted into something new.
Intentionally imperfect
Each piece starts loose — quick pencil or charcoal sketches, spray paint, acrylic, sometimes collage or digital reference.
Layers build up, break down, and bleed through
Layers build up, break down, and bleed through, letting the surface shift, drip, and fight back. The drips, scratches, and marks are left intentionally imperfect. Paint isn’t meant to behave here. I like the tension of control and chaos — clean lines interrupted by raw texture, bright colours cut with grime. Things that feel alive, a bit broken, a bit loud.
Neo-expressionism gave me a language
My influences range from Basquiat to Sega. Neo-expressionism gave me a language; street art gave me a mindset. And the old characters we grew up with? They gave me something to dismantle and rewire. You’ll find pop culture icons, toy soldiers, corrupted propaganda, and moments of humour hiding in the mess.
nostalgia vs. truth
Some paintings are political. Others are personal. Most are both. I’m interested in the clash — innocence vs. reality, nostalgia vs. truth, surface vs. substance. The stuff we’re sold as kids, and the things we unlearn as adults.
This site is where I show my original artwork — the raw, one-off pieces that often inspire prints, t-shirts, or future projects. If something hits, resonates, or unsettles you, I’ve done my job.
Artistic Influences
My work sits at the crossroads of neo-expressionism, abstract expressionism, and street art. I draw inspiration from artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Franz Kline, Cy Twombly, and Willem de Kooning — all of whom showed that emotion, chaos, and instinct can be more powerful than precision. Their work taught me to let the paint lead, to allow mess, repetition, and rupture to become part of the message.
Pop Culture & Nostalgia
Beyond the gallery walls, I grew up inside the saturated glow of 1980s video games, cartoons, comic books, and advertising. These icons — Pac-Man ghosts, toy soldiers, glitched-out villains — are stamped into my memory and surface again in my paintings. But I don’t just reuse them. I distort them. Break them. Remix them. They’re fragments of a culture that sold simplicity, now repurposed to explore complexity.
Political Themes & Cultural Critique
Beneath the neon colours and cartoon forms, much of my work carries a political edge. I’m interested in how nostalgia and pop culture can mask deeper systems — war, control, consumerism, inequality. Some paintings borrow from military imagery — tanks, bombs, toy guns — to question how we normalise violence. Others confront nationalism, propaganda, or the illusion of wealth and power. It’s about exposing what’s under the surface, using the familiar to make people look twice.
Process & Materials
My process is fast, physical, and layered. I often begin with rough pencil or charcoal sketches, then build using spray paint, acrylic, and other mixed media. I work instinctively — letting the surface evolve with scratches, drips, and overpainting. It’s not about control. It’s about letting chaos in. Every piece is a push and pull between noise and clarity, memory and invention, destruction and creation.
I’m a UK neo-expressionist artist available for commissions. If you want something personal — a character reworked, a theme explored, or a visual story told in this chaotic style — get in touch. If you’re into work that feels like a memory half-remembered (and half set on fire), you’re in the right place.