Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay Expat Choicers! We are delighted to share the news that the beagle is back! Snoopy and the Peanuts gang have been immortalised in diamond dust in a limited edition print and, Whatshisname's "Gone BFFs" (Special Edition) is now available from Addicted Art Gallery.
In case you are unfamiliar, Whatshisname (Sebastian Burdon) is a well-loved (sometimes controversial) pop artist based in London. Born in eastern Poland in 1982, Whatshisname created his first digital artwork at the tender age of 7 using an Atari 130 XE using a text editor.
After a move to London in 2006, Whatshisname began working as an assistant to well-established British artists who after reviewing his designs, motivated Sebastian to pursue a career as an artist. Today, he creates his artwork using both digital and traditional mediums.
His art celebrates an alternative to the ordinary. His desire is to encourage the viewer to look at their surrounding world and question what they see in a derisive, unorthodox way.
His Gone series was created "as I started taking my kids to birthday parties, I wondered what happened to those characters I knew as a kid. They were like these shadowy figures in the back of my mind. Recreating them, it feels like they could be saying goodbye as you forget them or hello as you remember them," says Sebastian.
If you'd like to learn more about Whatshisname, click here.
"The art I make can only be described as joyful pop art. I draw influences from current mass culture, my childhood and TV programmes I watched as a kid. My art challenges traditional fine art by bringing an element of fun and creativity." ~ Whatshisname
Gone BFFs (Special Edition)
Get in touch with us at blair@addictedgallery.com or elena@addictedgallery.com if you'd like additional info.
Until the next one Expat Choicers, "I'd walk through fire for my best friend. Well, not fire, that would be dangerous. But a super humid room... but not too humid because, you know... my hair." Blair & El xox
A Little About Addicted...
Our aim at Addicted Art Gallery is to connect you to art in a friendly, poshless, non-highbrow way. Over the years we have developed a love for all different types of art and that is what we want Addicted Art Gallery to reflect. As a result, we have divided our art into three broad categories.
Our diverse portfolio includes; Contemporary Art, with a melting pot of pieces from all over the globe; Urban and Pop Art, featuring well known and highly respected artists whose works will make you think, laugh and question; and lastly, there are our beautiful Vintage Posters and Art Deco inspired works which will transport you to a different time.
We hope you enjoy what our Gallery has to offer and encourage everyone to get Addicted too.
