Biography /
System has travelled a great distance since his early painting days in North Wales, not just geographically, although recent acclaimed shows in London, Strasbourg and Berlin will attest to that also. Stylistically he has created a dialogue between the portraits he paints and himself. His technique is a near perfect amalgamation of new impressionism and comic book artistry. A strong current of modern day consumerism and cultural reference are both, highly prevalent within his works. System can adapt to any scale, large or small and his confidence and calm demeanor put him high above most of his peers. His ability to art direct large murals and develop new concepts place him on a much deserved pedestal. Within a movement that relies far too much on hype and not quality, System is a true master of his craft.
- Remi / Rough
Selected exhibitions /
05.10 - Future Everything Festival. Manchester
02.10 - '10' (Agents Of Change) Mews 42 Gallery. London
10.09 - Ghost Village. Pollphail. Scotland
09.09 - Mutate britain: One foot in the Grove. London
09.09 - Meeting of Styles. Portugal
05.09 - Graffiti. Museo De Bellas Artes. Santander
05.09 - Gaijin No Bijinga. Galeria Nuble. Santander
02.09 - Prophet Or Profit. Pure Evil Gallery. London
01.09 - 5 Days Of Doom. 401 Contemporary, Berlin
12.08 - Nancy Victor Christmas Show. Nancy Victor Gallery. London
10.08 - Bridge Art Fair. Berlin
06.08 - Re-GNR8. Maison De L'architecture, Strasbourg
02.08 - Prologue >. Nancy Victor Gallery. London
05.05 - Project XI. Seven Dials. London
04.05 - Nothing Rhymes with Orange. Broadwick St. London
10.04 - Through The Looking Glass. London
01.01 - Aerotomechanix. W.A. Fringe Festival, Jacksue Gallery. Perth
06.97 - Metamorphosis. The Blueprint Gallery. Birmingham.
09.96 - Graffiti Bastards. Birmingham
10.94 - Eden Event. Plymouth
05.94 - 400ml Pressure Paint Festival. International Aerosol Art Festival - Blue Print Gallery - Birmingham
02.93 - Transcripts from the Asylum. North Wales
06.92 - Youth Arts Festival: Aerosol Art Convention. Livingston
03.92 - Icons. Circle Gallery. London
08.90 - Mural 90. Northern Arts. Carlisle
06.90 - Aerosol Assault. Leicester
04.90 - Education No2 in the series. Crime Awareness Demonstration event. North Wales
00.90 - Group Show. Blueprint Gallery. Formation of Ikonoklast Movement
11.89 - Street Art Convention. York
10.89 - Ars Gratia Artis - North Wales
05.89 - Bridlington International Art Festival 3
03.88 - Bustin Loose - York
00.87 - Off The Street - North Wales
Selected clients /
Dream factory / Honda
Urban Games / Urb Orbis
Studio Rarekwai
Laurence King Publishing
Red Bull
Main Roads, Western Australia
Big Dada Recordings
The Advent
New Flesh 4 Old
Unique 3
Kraken Opus
About me, the short version
From North Wales, started painting in the 80s. Got into graffiti from breaking until I saw Style Wars which changed everything. Started painting with Stormboy in the "Aerosol Alliance" And later also joined up with Part 2 as T.A.N. "The Aerosol Nation". I set up my own business "System Street Art", sold paint from my basement and traveled the UK visiting all the graff spots in the North, up until I went to College around 1990 when a group of us from all over the UK joined forces to paint as "The Iconoclast Movement" for 10 years.
Currently living in overcrowded Brighton as an Illustrator, computer games artist and whatever else takes my interest at any given time.
A detailed version will come soon with more information on The Ikonoklast Movement
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