Erik Michel

BORN IN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, ERIK HAS BEEN PAINTING SINCE HE CAN REMEMBER, HE GAINED AN ART DEGREE IN LONDON IN THE 1970'S. HIS FIRST MAJOR SOLO EXHIBITION WAS IN RIPLY SURREY WHERE HE SOLD ALL OF THE THIRTY EXHIBITS, THESE WERE MOSTLY FIGURATIVE AND AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL .
PAST SHOWS HAVE INCLUDED WORK IN SOUTH WEST FRANCE, WHERE HE HAS BEEN LIVING, THIS SERIES FEATURED A LOT OF ABSTRACT WATERCOLOUR, INSPIRED BY THE LOCAL SURROUNDINGS.
HIS LATEST WORK WHICH IS BEING SHOWN WITH CYPHER IS MORE EXPERIMENTAL, INFLUENCED BY A KEEN INTEREST IN STREET ART AND LOWBROW SUBCULTURE. PAINTINGS ARE MIXED MEDIA, VERY MIXED, USING THE USUALL PAINT; OIL, ACRYLIC, SPAY AND GUAGE, EVEN TEA, COFFEE AND EGG. ON LINEN AND CARD, PLAYING AROUND WITH CONTRADICTING IMAGES SHAPES AND FORMS TO CREATE AN INTRIGUING PICTURE.
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Name: ERIK MICHEL
Country: GBR
City: HELSTON
Joined: October 02, 2012
School: CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON ART SCHOOL
Occupation: ARTIST
Genre: Traditional Art, Drawing, Street Art, Mixed Media, Collage, Painting, Portraits, Concept Art
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