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  • Until Feb 23 2007
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  • Forster, 1 Chapel Place, Rivington St, London, EC2A 3DQ
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  • By Francesca Gavin

    Posted: Fri Feb 9 2007

  • Considering the media’s current infatuation with all things Banksy, it makes sense that other graffiti writers-turned-fine artists should get gallery show recognition and this newly opened space should help. Andrew McAttee (aka STET) makes vibrant abstract paintings that couldn’t be further from the politically charged stencils and installations created by Mr Banks.

    McAttee’s current pieces are so overwhelmingly saturated with curvaceous shapes and acid colours that they make you slightly nauseous and incredibly happy at the same time. Apart from their roller-coaster rush, his euphoric skyscapes of exaggerated bubbles and airbrushed stars and his nu-rave palette of turquoise, neon pink and acid orange have a glossy, Disney edge too. The work is intensely layered with different forms and techniques, including textured strokes, sprayed gradations and comic-strip shapes, all piled on top of one another in their demand for our attention.

    This is not exactly high-brow stuff, which is part of what makes it so strangely enjoyable to look at. Your brain may try to resist its obsession with surface, but when surrounded by a sea of swirling psychedelia, you give in to its sheer physicality. McAttee is also aware of his heritage. While spray-can art’s freedom meets Pop art kitsch in his bright orange pastiche of Roy Lichtenstein’s ‘Whaam!’, the immaculately painted, cloud-filled background betrays true skill. This small, eye-watering exhibition is the ideal antidote to the British winter’s uniform grey. 
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3 comments

  1. Posted by LauraBaybee on 24 Apr 2007 19:42

    very bight and colourful work, which is nice to see :)

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  2. Posted by Demi Williams on 21 Apr 2007 14:18

    i think his work was nice and coulor full it was really nice

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  3. Posted by Blek on 15 Feb 2007 21:29

    Great gallery, http://www.forstergallery.com/

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  • Forster, 1 Chapel Place, Rivington St, London, EC2A 3DQ
    , UK
    Geo: 51.526367, -0.082201
  • 020 7739 7572
  • Category: Art
  • Times: Wed-Fri 12noon-6pm, Sat 12noon-5.30pm
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