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The Artists of StupidKrap

Numskull - 'This Painting Is Not That Amazing'
This is one of my favourite pieces of art I have made to date. It is
spraypainted stencils on wood.
The art world always craves an explanation for what is painted, but fuck, why should I have to paint with a hidden message right?. I find it hard to explain my work as it is, so I thought the best way to describe a painting was to paint the meaning in big letters. It's completely self-explanatory.
It juxtaposes a negative statement with really bold, happy, pop-inspired colours.
My girlfriend is always telling me I should paint more positive statements, but I think the most negative phrases look the best on canvas.

Anthony Lister - 'Spider Fist To Cuffs' Jesus may as well be Superman, God is better understood as 'The Force', and the Devil is more easily recognised within the actions of our politicians and global corporate entities. These are our contemporary codes of living practice. Our urban mythology is now translated through comic books and television sitcoms. The distinction between good and bad plague our existence in every way yet remain ambiguous in their representation.'

Akina - 'Miss Vee'
Miss Vee was created as a parody of 'Mike Teavee' one of the naughty children from Roald Dahl's Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. She was part of a series that also included Veruca, August, Charlie's Widow and Violet.
The characters were each hand painted with ink and pastels, and featured in my charming storybook, which was endorsed by Frankie Magazine and hand presented to iconic film director, Tim Burton.

Ben Frost-'Gathering Moss'
I made this painting for an exhibition at Brooklynite Gallery in New York in 2009 called 'Plague Landscapes'. The central character of Kate Moss is a
favourite icon that I use quite often. She represents all of our aspirations of beauty, fame and style - but despite her supposed perfection - she is ultimately flawed - especially in the way the media continuously elevates
her then knocks her down again. The colourful characters around her are both representations of the emotions that surround her - as well as the media saturated world that she inhabits. I really like the image of Tintin and
Captain Haddock in the bottom right corner dressed as space explorers discovering a strange new land.