Antony Micallef, Uzi Lover 2

Antony Micallef is widely recognised as one of the finest painters in contemporary art today. His ambitious and opulent canvases examine this generation's complex relationship with consumerism and indulgence. Expressionist scenes of hedonistic excess, shop window seduction and international travel mix with spiritual iconography and lavish brush strokes. Described as 'Caravaggio meets Manga', this potent cocktail has unsurprisingly seen Antony become one of the most compelling living painters. He describes his work as 'like watching a Disney movie which slowly turns into violent pornography [...] The trouble with pop imagery is that it doesn't really go deeper than the surface,...