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Antony Micallef

Biography

In the last few years Antony Micallef has become one of the most lauded artists represented by Lazarides, with sell-out shows in London and Los Angeles.

At once colourfully beautiful and deeply troubling, Antony's work examines our dichotomous relationship with consumerism, examining how we can maintain to despise multi-national brands yet still allow ourselves to be seduced by them. "The trouble with pop imagery is that it doesn't really go deeper than the surface" he comments. "You have to drag it down and challenge it to make it interesting, marry contrasting emotions and motifs. The union of two opposites make an intriguing and strange chemistry." Described as 'Caravaggio meets Manga' and 'Bacon in Disneyland' this potent cocktail has seen Antony become enormously popular with collectors.

Despite the popularity of his comparatively spartan "tortured head" series, and being runner-up in the National Portrait Gallery's BP/Amaco Portrait of the Year prize in 2000, Antony has always turned down commissions insisting not only that he's a figurative painter, but that he could never see himself "inflicting such brutal emotions on somebody I didn't know." He has recently branched into sculpture.

Available Art

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Archive

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News

Antony Micallef

26th January 2012

Antony Micallef has created a real gem for the world's biggest Easter egg hunt. From 21st February, London will be filled with 200 giant and uniquely crafted Easter eggs for The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt, a charity venture that raises funds for Action for Children and Elephant Family. Over the course of 40 days/ nights, members of the public will be able to hunt down the strategically placed eggs, decorated by some of the world's leading artists, architects, jewellers and designers including the Bruce Oldfield, Chapman Brothers, Giles Deacon, Zandra Rhodes, Diane Von Furstenberg, Sophie Dahl, Rob Ryan, William Curley, Bompas and Parr and Polly Morgan. The event is set to smash Guinness World Records for the most participants in an Easter egg hunt and the world's most expensive chocolate egg. Here's a sneak peak the egg-sellent creation by Lazarides fave Micallef.

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Conor is back in the Studio and gearing up for The Minotaur

2nd October 2011

After various trips around Ireland Conor is back in London working hard on his brand new pieces for The Minotaur opening at The Old Vic Tunnels on the 10th October, alongside other Lazarides artists: Antony Micallef, Jonathan Yeo, Doug Foster, Stanley Donwood etc.

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Antony Micallef 'Happy Deep Inside My Heart' Opens At Lazarides

12th September 2011

Last Thursday evening marked the opening of Antony Micallef's eagerly anticipated solo show, 'Happy Deep Inside My Heart'. With the gallery busting at the seams with friends, family and fans, If you didn't manage to squeeze in on the night be sure to come down and check out the show before it closes on 22nd October.

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European Bailout Show Opens At Post No Bills

2nd August 2011

A selection of originals and prints by Antony Micallef, Conor Harrington, Ian Francis, Jonathan Yeo, JR, Mode 2, Paul Insect, Stanley Donwood, Vhils and Zevs donned the walls of Lazarides' sister venture Post No Bills in Venice Beach, California. Those of us back in London at the launch of Boxi's new exhibition were certainly jealous of this candid affair. Luckily, there is never any shortage on the art/ fun metre at any event stamped with Laz approval.


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Hell's Half Acre - Book Now!

1st October 2010
Lazarides in association with The Old Vic Tunnels are now taking bookings for Hell's Half Acre, an epic and exciting evocation of Dante's Inferno, staged within the labyrinth of tunnels beneath Waterloo Station from the 12th to the 17th October.

Visitors will be taken on a subterranean multi-sensory experience in London's most arresting performance space, interacting with a ground-breaking series of installations from artists including: Conor Harrington, Vhils, George Osodi, Antony Micallef, Doug Foster, Todd James, Paul Insect, Mark Jenkins, Boogie, Ian Francis, Polly Morgan, Jonathan Yeo, Zak Ové, David Choe and more...

Admission is free, although due the nature of the event booking is mandatory, please visit www.hellshalfacre.co.uk to reserve your slot.

For more information please read the press release.
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