Andrew McAttee, Snapdragon, 2007, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 203 x 86.5 cm, 80 x 34 in

LONDON.-Young British urban artist Andrew McAttee will be launching his much anticipated riotous new work in an ambitious solo show Anti-Gravity at the end of January at FORSTER. The highly collectable artist’s work delicately balances dreamy other-wordly landscapes with his trademark psychedelic palette in vast pop art canvases that will dominate the east London gallery. The vivid and dazzling explosions of colour and light inherent in the works reflect his desire to project pure optimism – as an alternative to the gritty realism of modern life. McAttee’s comic-strip pop art landscapes burst forth with abstract shapes and intense colours, demonstrating street art sensibilities like blended colour and line, imbuing his work with a distinctive graffiti aesthetic.
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Andrew McAttee, Superfly (detail), 2007, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 60 x 38 in, 76 x 172.5 cm