
The Artist
Duncan McAfee
Duncan’s technique involves bold brushwork,an affinity for abstraction and dramatic contrasts of colour.
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Ultimately,I love contradictions. I playfully reference art history,big ideas and religious iconography and paint them with irreverence,like a game of consequences,grand themes about life and death,time,and history,approached with a light touch

The artist
Duncan McAfee
Originally from Hertfordshire, Duncan McAfee currently works and lives in south London. The British painter earned his degree from Chelsea College of Art and Design and further his education at the esteemed Turps Banana Art School. During his college years McAfee experimented with alternative artistic pursuits such as creative writing and sound production whilst always keeping his footing within the artworld.
Developing experiments with collage, Duncan McAfee honed his artistic skills and discovered a love for mixed media expression that continues to carry through his creative journey today. During the pandemic and through an exploration of collage, that his Exploding Head series emerged.
Described as Francis Bacon meets Disney', the series of artworks merged deep themes of human condition and humanistic anguish, whilst combining the light heartedness and comedic value of animation. The original paintings depicted distorted and anguished human figures conveying a sense of existential torment and psychological depth.
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