To stay true to his roots, this new collection maintains
the core characteristics of a Mr. Controversial artwork. The beautiful,
glamourous, empowered women combined with the witty, sarcastic captions. As
true to his creative process, he takes things relegated to the past and brings
them back to life in a way that resonates with a new generation of art
collectors and buyers. He has introduced photography of icons, from Hollywood
actresses to civil rights protagonists. A new san serif font, new mediums, new
colour schemes (and lack thereof), new presentation in the framing style but
the same Mr. Controversial twist – beautiful vintage aesthetic with witty,
relatable and current captions that tell an enticing story.

There is a theme and an undercurrent that runs through
this new collection; The Underdog. Mr. Controversial takes the down trodden,
the forgotten and reinterprets them in an empowering way. Almost making them
film stars with diamond dust adding a glamourous finish through the glitzy
shimmer it creates. As well as Pulp fiction book characters, he reinterprets
controversial figures; Huey Newton of the revolutionary 1960’s Black Panther
party, Playboy models, one of the first black Hollywood starlets Dorothy
Dandridge, Monroe. The captions that accompany the images play with the heros journey
and the battle between aspiration and reality, the fight to belong in a world
you’re not supposed to be in. 

A journey and battle he is all too familiar with,
coming from humble beginnings in West London, no formal art training, privilege
or connections he has relentlessly pushed forward against all obstacles and is
quickly becoming the one to watch in, what’s often seen as the impenetrable
fine art world. A world he believes is ripe and ready for disruption. Armed
with nothing but creative ideas, work ethic and self-belief, he is forging his
own path.