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M O R P H O S I S 4 - 12 TOMAS BALEZTENA

14 - 17 MARK BEATTIE

18 - 22 BETH CULLEN-KERRIDGE

24 - 27 ZOE GRACE

28 - 29 CARNE GRIFFITHS

30 - 31 MATT MACKMAN

32 - 37 RYAN MC ELHINNEY

38 - 41 CHRIS MOON

42 - 45 JIM THREAPLETON

46 - 50 ROBI WALTERS

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T O M A S B A L E Z T E N A

Tomás Baleztena is a fine artist with a strong expressionist aura in his work. He has a unconventional gift in his approach to portraiture and leaves the viewer with a very personal vision into his emotions. His landscape works find glimpses of warmth in the darkest of subjects, conveying a deep sense of purpose.

Working in oil on canvas Baleztena is not immersed in the refinement of his marks but more the raw emotion and self reflection he captures.

Born in Madrid with Spanish and British heritage, he studied fine art at Middlesex University in London and The Complutense University of Fine Art in Madrid.

His work has been exhibited in The National Portrait Gallery of London, National Gallery of Aberdeen and other prestigious venues and galleries around the world.

He has also been selected to take part in some of the most distinguished painting and drawing awards such as The BP Award, The BMW painting award and the Penagos Drawing Award. Tomas currently has works in select collections in Europe and the US.


L’ESCARGOT2016Oil on Canvas162 x 130cmFramedSigned by the artist

£13,950


AMY REMOVING MAKE UP2016Oil on Canvas162 x 114cmFramedSigned by the artist

£13,500


HAMPSTEAD UNDERGROUND2016Oil on Canvas147 x 114cmFramedSigned by the artist

£13,250


HAMPSTEAD UNDERGROUND STUDY 2016Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32cm FramedSigned by the artist

£1,250

L’ESCARGOT STUDY 2016Pencil and pastels on paper 32 x 41cm FramedSigned by the artist

£1,500


DANTZARI LEIZA 2016 Pencil and pastels on paper 28 x 21.5cmFramedSigned by the artist £1,000

ESTUDIO ZALDIKO 2016 Pencil and pastels on paper 29.6 x 42cmFramedSigned by the artist £1,500

ALPARGATAS 2016 Pencil and pastels on paper 29.6 x 21cmFramedSigned by the artist £900

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RONCALESAS 1 Pencil and pastels on paper 23 x 25cmSigned by the artist

£1,000

RONCALESAS 2 Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

£1,000

CAMPESINA NAVARRA Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

£1,000

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DANTZARI Pencil and pastels on paper 23 x 25cmSigned by the artist

£1,000

PELOTARI Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

£1,000

RONCALESA Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cmSigned by the artist

£1,000


ENCIERRO Pencil and pastels on paper 23 x 25cmSigned by the artist

£1,000

RONCALESES Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

£1,000

ZALDIKO Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

£1,000

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M A R K B E A T T I E

Sculptor Mark Beattie seeks to manipulate and experiment with industrial material, challenging an otherwise unyielding medium to appear fluid, malleable and delicate.

Working with various metals in all their contrasting properties of texture, Mark finishes each piece with a signature incorporation of either colour or movement, adding a dynamic and futuristic twist to industrial material.

Since graduating in 2010, his work has been exhibited throughout the UK alongside some of the biggest names in contemporary art, including Helaine Blumenfeld, Jonathan Yeo, Tracey Emin and the late Lynn Chadwick.


GOLD NEON ORB2017White neon, 24ct gold plated copper with plinth50 x 45 x 45cmSigned by the artist

£7,200

GOLD IN SILVER ORB 22017Gold and nickel plated copper with wood base29 x 29 x 29cm Signed by the artist

£1,740


NEON ORB II2017Painted copper with neon and ash plinth45 x 40 x 40cm Signed by the artist

£3,600

PINK PEARL2017Magenta neon, painted copper with ash base40 x 30 x 30cmSigned by the artist

£3,000


RED NEON2017Red neon, powder coated copper & stainless steel plinth70 x 65 x 65cmSigned by the artist

£8,400

VERDIGRIS ORB II2017Weathered copper25 x 27 x 30cmSigned by the artist

£1,380


B E T H C U L L E N - K E R R I D G E

Beth Cullen-Kerridge is a hugely successful sculptor within the contemporary art scene.

Manipulating traditional materials such as bronze and marble, she creates works that offer a commentary on our frenetic Western lives, often embedded with a light-hearted essence of humour.

The suit, or a shirt and tie, have become a key emblem in her work as she explores what they signify, whether that be money, hard work, the City worker or banker, as well as the suit as a uniform, and thus as timeless.

Beth studied at John Moore’s in Liverpool and at the Royal College of Art, with her work being shown consecutively in two London parks. She then honed her craft working and producing works for Edwardo Paolozzi, Elisabeth Frink and Alberto Giacometti, before becoming a studio assistant with Mike Bolus and for Sir Antony Caro.

She has worked on projects with Sir Norman Foster on the Millennium Bridge, Richard Rodgers, Tate and worked on shows at the Venice Biennale. Her most recent installation for Dubai Opera of a 16 foot Carrera ‘Dhow Sail’ marble sculpture has received critical acclaim.


B E T H C U L L E N - K E R R I D G E

DHOW SAIL2017

Carrera marble Edition of 5 in size

50 x 38 x 18cmSigned by the artist

£15,000

STEVE MAQUETTE2017

Carrera marbleUnique original56 x 18 x 13cm

Signed by the artist

£15,000


RHYTHM WAVE 2016

Carrera marble 47 x 22 x 24cmUnique original


£14,400

RECLINING WAVE 2016

Carrera marble32 x 18 x 42cmUnique original


£14,400

SURFACE WAVE 2016

Carrera marble 34 x 20 x 24cmUnique original


£14,400


FINGER TIE2015

Bronze and concrete80 x 17 x 17cm

Edition of 5Signed by the artist

£9,840

TONGUE2015

Bronze and concrete44 x 17 x 17cm


£9,840


STRAIGHT2015

Bronze, Steel and Oak 91 x 40 x 8cmEdition of 5


£9,840

BIG KIPPER2015

Bronze, Steel and Oak 91 x 40 x 10cm


£9,840

COILED2015

Bronze, Steel and Oak 91 x 40 x 9cmEdition of 5


£9,840


Z O E G R A C E

For more than a decade, Zoe Grace has been delighting the masses with her modified street signs and lighting up lives with neon artworks. Grace began creating street signs when her son first started going to school on his own. To prevent him getting lost she left signs for him at the relevant bus stops and along the roads to show him which direction to go.

Generally the signs we come across on a daily basis can appear like limiting and pessimistic rules. Defining herself as an opportunistic artist, Grace finds street signs and modifies them to contain a statement which not only guides, but furthermore brightens up one’s day. Contrary to her light works, her modified street signs are not exhibited – they are left for the public to see and enjoy for as long as they remain.

Stepping in line with artists like Chris Bracey, British neon artist, Zoe Grace also creates light boxes and neon artwork, in collaboration with Irish artist John Morrissey. The text-based pieces are positive and supporting in their messages, taking the shape of things that are usually less comfortable, like ophthalmologist test boxes and traffic warning signs, and replacing them with more uplifting and hopeful messages.


Z O E G R A C E

SOMETIMES IT’S A YES (RED ON BLACK)2016Lightbox 25 x 70cm Limited Edition of 5 Signed by the artist

£1,200


IN LOVE2016 Neon and Perspex 86 x 79cm Limited Edition of 5Signed by the artist £2,400


ACE OF HEARTS2016 Neon and Perspex60 x 90cm Limited Edition of 3 Signed by the artist

£4,000


C A R N E G R I F F I T H S

Carne Griffiths is a widely recognised name in the contemporary British art scene, perhaps known best for his illustration work created with unconventional mediums of tea and alcohol. Initially his artwork could be found as embroidery on clothes designed by Alexander McQueen, Burberry and Chanel, before he moved in to illustration. His works have been commissioned by many, ranging from New York Observer front covers and Rankin’s Hunger magazine, to private commissions for the likes of Heidi Klum and Kate Beckinsale.

The images he creates are recorded in a dream-like sense onto the page where physical boundaries are unimportant. His work creates a journey of escapism and inner realms, which he constantly explores on paper and canvas. Most recently, Carne has been able to magnify and explore in more depth through the use of Virtual Reality technology and Tiltbrush by Google, allowing him to turn his 2D artworks in to 3D sculptural forms which both he and the viewer can navigate from within, around, above and below.

Carne has had many a print release sell out, and has exhibited extensively across the globe including solo shows in Milan, London, Brighton, Hamburg and Hong Kong and has gained a strong and loyal following of collectors to date.


C A R N E G R I F F I T H S

THE UNION 2017Ink and tea with acrylic and whiskey on paper87 x 127cm (Framed)Unique 1/1Signed by the artist

£6,950

THE CONJURER2017 Ink and tea with acrylic on 535gsm Bockingford watercolour paper64 x 83cm (Framed)Unique 1/1Signed by the artist

£2,950

WE ARE MADE OF GLASS 2017 Ink and tea with Acrylic and embroidery detail66 x 87cm (Framed)Unique 1/1Signed by the artist

£2,950


M A T T M A C K M A N

Matt combines elements to produce multi-layered and rich-textured work that invites the viewer to look closer… and then closer still.

Graffiti, journals, diaries and popular culture are all referenced in the collection. Slick advertising campaigns are altered, logos distorted, meaning is changed, to challenge preconceived ideas of beauty, and the impermanence of the physical form.

Matt intends to take the viewer on a dreamlike journey through the collection of paintings: at times feeling comforted and uplifted by familiar forms – partly because of the existing content and imagery used, whilst at other times feeling a sense of unease or discomfort. Beauty and decay, life and death, light and dark, dreams and nightmares. These are the things that keep Matt awake (and painting) at night.

His collage work has developed to include neon artworks that pay homage to some of music’s most loved lyrics, with a backdrop that mimic the band and the mode of the chosen song.


M A T T M A C K M A N

MODERN LOVE2017 Hand printed and finished with ink on distressed wood with snow white neon90 x 45cmUnique 1/1 Signed by the artist

£4,750

LOVE IS THE DRUG2017 Hand printed and finished with ink on distressed wood with snow white neon90 x 45cmUnique 1/1 Signed by the artist

£4,750


R Y A N M C E L H I N N E Y

Ryan Mc Elhinney is an artist and designer with a background in film. His beautiful, eye-catching work has appealed to many collectors, with the recycling element remaining a strong and integral part of all of his pieces.

Falling under the category of Design Art, Ryan’s works blend art with functionality, as he transforms otherwise disregarded found objects in to beautiful works of art.

Mixing the old and the new and highlighting themes such as the de-humanisation of a generation bombarded with images and a world full of a variety of conflicts, both individually and collectively that we are all subjected to.

Ryan has had success in both the UK and abroad, with many collectors led to his work through the love of art or design.


R Y A N M C E L H I N N E Y

HECTOR2015Steel, wood, plastic metal, spray paint, copper 110 x 110cm x 187cm Unique originalSigned by the artist

£29,000


TOY CHAIR2015Chesterfield armchair sculpted with used toys and coated in a PU rubber spray finish 95 wide x 70 high x 90cm deep Unique originalSigned by the artist

£6,000


FORGIVE ME FATHER (FRAMED)2014Spray paint on board with shot gun shells 121 x 147 x 13cm Unique original in sizeSigned by the artist £8,500

FORGIVE ME FATHER (UNFRAMED)2014Spray paint on board with shot gun shells 116 x 142 x 10cm Unique original in sizeSigned by the artist £8,000


MISS JONES (LEGS LAMP) 2013 Recycled mannequin legs with spray paint135cm high with shade x 60cm wideEdition 1/2 Signed by the artist

£5,000


TOY BOY YOUTH2013Recycled children’s toys with spray paint 40 x 70 x 45cm Unique originalSigned by the artist

£15,000


C H R I S M O O N

Chris Moon is a painter of prodigious talent. Now with six sell-out solo shows behind him - five in London and one in New York - Chris’ only education in art and rendering was taken from the experiences that shaped him and the images he absorbed.

Bypassing his peers in who were in art schools, Chris possesses something that many artists work tirelessly to achieve - an innate understanding of colour, shape and form, with an uncanny and effortless ability to render past memories and events in sharp, yet dream-like detail.

A single painting often receives due attention, and completion, countless times. He brings these works to places where other artists would have stopped and passed on to their dealer, only to then take it apart, scrape it back, leave in just omen mark and start all over again.

What finally emerges, and is an emergent process, has a multi-layered depth like staring into an ocean - you can see only one surface, but you know that countless other stories lurk beneath. His paintings offer the viewer a back catalogue of places he been and his own unique experiences of them.

IT’S NUMBERS, CONVERSATIONS,

EMAILS, ITS A PROCESS...

2017Oil on board 98 x 122 cm

Unique 1/1Framed


£12,500


C H R I S M O O N

REALLY, SO I’M THE ONE THAT WALKED OUT, SO WHERE ARE YOU?2017Oil and gloss emulsion on board122 x 122 cmUnique 1/1FramedSigned by the artist

£13,950

SHE STARTED CRYING IN THE RESTAURANT MAKING A SCENE2017Oil and gloss emulsion on board98 x 122cmUnique 1/1FramedSigned by the artist

£12,500


I’M STILL ANNOYED BY THAT WOMAN2016Oil and acrylic on paper16.5 x 27.5 cmUnique 1/1FramedSigned by the artist £1850

SOMEWHERE IN CENTRAL PARK STUDY2016Oil and pastel on paper34 x 32cmUnique 1/1FramedSigned by the artist

£3500

NO, YOU DON’T NEED TO UNDERSTAND2016Oil and acrylic on paper47 x 44 cmUnique 1/1FramedSigned by the artist

£4250


POSTCARD FROM NYC #1201513x18cmOil on boardUnique 1/1FramedSigned by the artist

£1250


£1250


£1250


J I M T H R E A P L E T O N

Jim Threapleton is an artist and filmmaker who has proved to be exceptionally talented at both. In 2008 his BIFA nominated improvised debut feature film, Extraordinary Rendition premièred in competition at the Edinburgh and Locarno International Film Festivals.

Working with film in the abstract provoked a return to painting in 2009. He completed his MA in 2010, and has recently been awarded his doctorate in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art, London.

Jim has had very successful shows In London, with his work now a part of many collectors’ art collections both in the UK and abroad.

His paintings he considers to be artefacts. The unreliable memories of the search for a tipping point where figuration collapses into gesture. Jim explores how paint moves — both in terms of plastic immediacy and subjective potential. The work negotiates the porous boundary between familiarity and estrangement. At such a threshold resemblance becomes a possibility, but one that ultimately refuses to be realized. From a distance the contrast of form against darkness might imply kinship with, for example, seventeenth century vanitas painting, but closer inspection reveals the nothing of gesture in place of object.


J I M T H R E A P L E T O N

NIGHTWATCH (STUDY III) 2016Oil on stainless steel panel100 x 100cmUnique originalSigned by the artist

£3,950

NIGHTWATCH (STUDY IV)2017Oil on wooden panel152 x 152cmUnique originalSigned by the artist

£5,950

NIGHTWATCH (STUDY V) 2017Oil on stainless steel panel100 x 100cmUnique originalSigned by the artist

£3,950


UNTITLED I 2017Oil and shellac on found photograph11 x 17cmFramedUnique originalSigned by the artist

£800

UNTITLED II2017Oil and shellac on found photograph11 x 17cmFramedUnique originalSigned by the artist

£800

UNTITLED III 2017Oil and shellac on found photograph11 x 17cmFramedUnique originalSigned by the artist

£800


UNTITLED IV 2017Oil and shellac on found photograph11 x 17cmFramedUnique originalSigned by the artist

£800

UNTITLED V2017Oil and shellac on found photograph11 x 17cmFramedUnique originalSigned by the artist

£800

UNTITLED VI 2017Oil and shellac on found photograph11 x 17cmFramedUnique originalSigned by the artist

£800


R O B I W A L T E R S

Robi Walters’ mesmerising abstract collage pieces have become his signature and have helped him achieve a highly respected reputation within the contemporary UK art scene. He’s had many successful solo an group shows in the UK and abroad over the last 10 years.

Based on sacred geometry, he crafts “petals” out of recycled card or pieces of smashed vinyl LPs to form a thousand-petalled lotus shape; a symbol related to enlightenment and his daily meditation practice. His brightly coloured palette recall elements of both the pop art and arte povera movements. These pieces not only display a dedication to the obvious labour involved in their creation, but also seem to carry an energy of their own; their organic and fluid nature offer a sense of infinity and calm. Much of Robi’s work utilises recycled or discarded materials; reflecting on a commentary around consumerism, consumption and waste in the 21st century.

These pieces have become highly sought-after and he has a high profile list of buyers and collectors. In 2015, Robi won the Daily Telegraph’s “15 Top Creatives in the UK” for the Arts category. TIME MOVES SLOW

Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood242 x 121cmBox FramedSigned by the artist

£20,000


R O B I W A L T E R S


THIS TOWNRecycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood121 x 121cmFramedSigned by the artist

£12,500

LET IT ROLLRecycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood121 x 121cmFramedSigned by the artist

£12,500

THE FOREST FOR THE TREESRecycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood121 x 121cmFramedSigned by the artist

£12,500


OUTSTANDING Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood61 x 61 cmFramed Signed by the artist

£4,500

THIS IS HOW WE WALK ON THE MOONRecycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood61 x 61 cmFramed Signed by the artist

£4,500

RESCUE ME Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood set in resin 46 x 31cmFramed Signed by the artist

£2,750


THE LIGHT YEARS OF THE DARKNESSRecycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood set in resin 46 x 31cmFramed Signed by the artist

£2,750

LIBERATIONRecycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood set in resin 46 x 31cmFramed Signed by the artist

£2,750

TRUE COLOURS Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood set in resin 46 x 31cmFramed Signed by the artist

£2,750


For more information, please email [email protected]

For sales please contact Liam West +44 7912 220456 or Andy Porter +44 7824 882733

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