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Life Isn't Always Back And White, It's A Million Shades Of Grey by Mr Controversial
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"In a world where nothing is truly original, I can only create art that is authentic to me. I guess that’s what makes your art truly valuable. My work: My ideas, my world view, my commentary on the world we live in. I believe great artists are commentators and a voice of the times in which they create, their work serves as a snapshot, a window into that specific time in history for future generations to make sense of when they look back.” -Mr. Controversial
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The complete set of 'Love & Light' Silkscreen editions
A Million Shades of Grey | The Exhibition
Turner Art Perspective held a solo show for Mr. Controversial on September 10th, 2022. This was Mr. Controversial's first solo show with us and proved to be an enormous success, due to the individuality, wit and daring nature of his artworks. Those attending the exhibition were able to meet Mr. Controversial and this allowed him to converse with clients and walk people through his pieces.
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A Million Shades of Grey | Pulp Noir
Mr. Controversial is a London-based artist who lives up to his creative pseudonym through the controversial nature of his work, calling out and poking fun at the first-world problems obsessed over by the millennial digital-first generation.
The artist works in a Pulp Fiction art style using oil paint and screen-printing techniques, transforming vintage imagery into relatable works of fine art; telling comical, satirical and sometimes dark stories.
Mr. Controversial finds inspiration in exploring the notion of individualism in a politically correct world and the personal frustrations of a world obsessed with social media.
Mr. Controversial’s collection is very much an evolution of the work that has been successful to date. To stay true to his roots, this collection maintains the core characteristics of a Mr. Controversial artwork. The beautiful, glamorous, empowered women combined with the witty, sarcastic captions.
Mr. Controversial has introduced pulp imagery created from scratch, as well as photography of icons, from Hollywood actresses to civil rights protagonists. A new sans serif font, new mediums, a new monochrome colour scheme, as well as a new presentation in the framing style. All new elements but the same Mr. Controversial twist – beautiful vintage aesthetic with witty, relatable, and current captions that tell an enticing story.
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A look inside 'A Million Shades of Grey' exhibition...
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As Mr. Controversial is deepening his creative process, he has been experimenting with full oil paintings and hand pulled diamond dust silkscreens. He has fallen in love with the printmaking process, each hand made print is truly unique.
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Mr. Controversial | Artworks 2022
All available artworks from the exhibition... -
I want to create art that speaks to people on a personal level, (the inner you) as if I know something about them that nobody else does. If you don’t look at my art and think ‘OMG that’s so true’ or ‘That’s SO me, I can relate’ and if you aren’t blown away by the aesthetic in the imagery, oil paint. Diamond dust… then I haven’t bloody done my job!
Mr. Controversial: A MILLION SHADES OF GREY SOLO SHOW
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