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micallef |
Although a skilled portrait painter, (he
was runner-up in the National Portrait
Gallery's BP/Amaco Portrait of the Year
prize in 2000), Antony Micallef’s work
reflects a powerful critique of
contemporary popular culture. His work
draws on a wide variety of diverse
influences such as the old masters,
graffiti, fashion magazines and Japanese
cartoons. Micallef works corporate
logos, contemporary symbols and motifs
into these beautiful yet dark
commentaries on the vacuous nature of
modern consumerist society.
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. Work
such as the celebrated 21st Century Love
have earned Micallef a reputation as on
of the most interesting, fresh talents
around. Described as 'Caravaggio meets
Manga' and 'Bacon in Disneyland' this
potent cocktail has seen Antony become
enormously popular with collectors
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