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C O N T E M P O R A R Y

P R E S E N T S

M O R P H O S I S 4 - 12

TOMAS BALEZTENA

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MARK BEATTIE

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BETH CULLEN-KERRIDGE

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ZOE GRACE

28 - 29

CARNE GRIFFITHS

30 - 31

MATT MACKMAN

32 - 37

RYAN MC ELHINNEY

38 - 41

CHRIS MOON

42 - 45

JIM THREAPLETON

46 - 50

ROBI WALTERS

All price stated include VAT

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T O M A S

B A L E Z T E N A

Tomás Baleztena is a fine artist with a strong expressionist aura in his work. He has a unconventional gift in his approach to portraiture and leaves the viewer with a very personal vision into his emotions. His landscape works find glimpses of warmth in the darkest of subjects, conveying a deep sense of purpose. Working in oil on canvas Baleztena is not immersed in the refinement of his marks but more the raw emotion and self reflection he captures. Born in Madrid with Spanish and British heritage, he studied fine art at Middlesex University in London and The Complutense University of Fine Art in Madrid. His work has been exhibited in The National Portrait Gallery of London, National Gallery of Aberdeen and other prestigious venues and galleries around the world. He has also been selected to take part in some of the most distinguished painting and drawing awards such as The BP Award, The BMW painting award and the Penagos Drawing Award. Tomas currently has works in select collections in Europe and the US.

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L’ESCARGOT 2016 Oil on Canvas 162 x 130cm Framed Signed by the artist £13,950


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AMY REMOVING MAKE UP 2016 Oil on Canvas 162 x 114cm Framed Signed by the artist £13,500

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HAMPSTEAD UNDERGROUND 2016 Oil on Canvas 147 x 114cm Framed Signed by the artist £13,250


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HAMPSTEAD UNDERGROUND STUDY 2016 Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32cm Framed Signed by the artist

L’ESCARGOT STUDY 2016 Pencil and pastels on paper 32 x 41cm Framed Signed by the artist

£1,250

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DANTZARI LEIZA 2016 Pencil and pastels on paper 28 x 21.5cm Framed Signed by the artist

ESTUDIO ZALDIKO 2016 Pencil and pastels on paper 29.6 x 42cm Framed Signed by the artist

ALPARGATAS 2016 Pencil and pastels on paper 29.6 x 21cm Framed Signed by the artist

£1,000

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RONCALESAS 1 Pencil and pastels on paper 23 x 25cm Signed by the artist

RONCALESAS 2 Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

CAMPESINA NAVARRA Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

£1,000

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DANTZARI Pencil and pastels on paper 23 x 25cm Signed by the artist

PELOTARI Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

RONCALESA Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

£1,000

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ENCIERRO Pencil and pastels on paper 23 x 25cm Signed by the artist

RONCALESES Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

ZALDIKO Pencil and pastels on paper 25 x 32.5cm Signed by the artist

£1,000

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W E S T - C O N T E M P O R A R Y . C O M

M A R K

B E A T T I E

Sculptor Mark Beattie seeks to manipulate and experiment with industrial material, challenging an otherwise unyielding medium to appear fluid, malleable and delicate. Working with various metals in all their contrasting properties of texture, Mark finishes each piece with a signature incorporation of either colour or movement, adding a dynamic and futuristic twist to industrial material. Since graduating in 2010, his work has been exhibited throughout the UK alongside some of the biggest names in contemporary art, including Helaine Blumenfeld, Jonathan Yeo, Tracey Emin and the late Lynn Chadwick.

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GOLD NEON ORB 2017 White neon, 24ct gold plated copper with plinth 50 x 45 x 45cm Signed by the artist

GOLD IN SILVER ORB 2 2017 Gold and nickel plated copper with wood base 29 x 29 x 29cm Signed by the artist

£7,200

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NEON ORB II 2017 Painted copper with neon and ash plinth 45 x 40 x 40cm Signed by the artist

PINK PEARL 2017 Magenta neon, painted copper with ash base 40 x 30 x 30cm Signed by the artist

£3,600

£3,000

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RED NEON 2017 Red neon, powder coated copper & stainless steel plinth 70 x 65 x 65cm Signed by the artist £8,400

VERDIGRIS ORB II 2017 Weathered copper 25 x 27 x 30cm Signed by the artist £1,380


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B E T H

C U L L E N - K E R R I D G E

Beth Cullen-Kerridge is a hugely successful sculptor within the contemporary art scene. Manipulating traditional materials such as bronze and marble, she creates works that offer a commentary on our frenetic Western lives, often embedded with a light-hearted essence of humour. The suit, or a shirt and tie, have become a key emblem in her work as she explores what they signify, whether that be money, hard work, the City worker or banker, as well as the suit as a uniform, and thus as timeless. Beth studied at John Moore’s in Liverpool and at the Royal College of Art, with her work being shown consecutively in two London parks. She then honed her craft working and producing works for Edwardo Paolozzi, Elisabeth Frink and Alberto Giacometti, before becoming a studio assistant with Mike Bolus and for Sir Antony Caro. She has worked on projects with Sir Norman Foster on the Millennium Bridge, Richard Rodgers, Tate and worked on shows at the Venice Biennale. Her most recent installation for Dubai Opera of a 16 foot Carrera ‘Dhow Sail’ marble sculpture has received critical acclaim.

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DHOW SAIL 2017 Carrera marble Edition of 5 in size 50 x 38 x 18cm Signed by the artist

STEVE MAQUETTE 2017 Carrera marble Unique original 56 x 18 x 13cm Signed by the artist

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RHYTHM WAVE 2016 Carrera marble 47 x 22 x 24cm Unique original Signed by the artist

RECLINING WAVE 2016 Carrera marble 32 x 18 x 42cm Unique original Signed by the artist

SURFACE WAVE 2016 Carrera marble 34 x 20 x 24cm Unique original Signed by the artist

£14,400

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FINGER TIE 2015 Bronze and concrete 80 x 17 x 17cm Edition of 5 Signed by the artist

TONGUE 2015 Bronze and concrete 44 x 17 x 17cm Edition of 5 Signed by the artist

£9,840

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STRAIGHT 2015 Bronze, Steel and Oak 91 x 40 x 8cm Edition of 5 Signed by the artist

BIG KIPPER 2015 Bronze, Steel and Oak 91 x 40 x 10cm Edition of 5 Signed by the artist

COILED 2015 Bronze, Steel and Oak 91 x 40 x 9cm Edition of 5 Signed by the artist

£9,840

£9,840

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Z O E

G R A C E

For more than a decade, Zoe Grace has been delighting the masses with her modified street signs and lighting up lives with neon artworks. Grace began creating street signs when her son first started going to school on his own. To prevent him getting lost she left signs for him at the relevant bus stops and along the roads to show him which direction to go. Generally the signs we come across on a daily basis can appear like limiting and pessimistic rules. Defining herself as an opportunistic artist, Grace finds street signs and modifies them to contain a statement which not only guides, but furthermore brightens up one’s day. Contrary to her light works, her modified street signs are not exhibited – they are left for the public to see and enjoy for as long as they remain. Stepping in line with artists like Chris Bracey, British neon artist, Zoe Grace also creates light boxes and neon artwork, in collaboration with Irish artist John Morrissey. The text-based pieces are positive and supporting in their messages, taking the shape of things that are usually less comfortable, like ophthalmologist test boxes and traffic warning signs, and replacing them with more uplifting and hopeful messages.

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SOMETIMES IT’S A YES (RED ON BLACK) 2016 Lightbox 25 x 70cm Limited Edition of 5 Signed by the artist £1,200 W E S T C O N T E M P O R A R Y. C O M

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IN LOVE 2016 Neon and Perspex 86 x 79cm Limited Edition of 5 Signed by the artist £2,400

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ACE OF HEARTS 2016 Neon and Perspex 60 x 90cm Limited Edition of 3 Signed by the artist £4,000


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C A R N E

G R I F F I T H S

Carne Griffiths is a widely recognised name in the contemporary British art scene, perhaps known best for his illustration work created with unconventional mediums of tea and alcohol. Initially his artwork could be found as embroidery on clothes designed by Alexander McQueen, Burberry and Chanel, before he moved in to illustration. His works have been commissioned by many, ranging from New York Observer front covers and Rankin’s Hunger magazine, to private commissions for the likes of Heidi Klum and Kate Beckinsale. The images he creates are recorded in a dream-like sense onto the page where physical boundaries are unimportant. His work creates a journey of escapism and inner realms, which he constantly explores on paper and canvas. Most recently, Carne has been able to magnify and explore in more depth through the use of Virtual Reality technology and Tiltbrush by Google, allowing him to turn his 2D artworks in to 3D sculptural forms which both he and the viewer can navigate from within, around, above and below. Carne has had many a print release sell out, and has exhibited extensively across the globe including solo shows in Milan, London, Brighton, Hamburg and Hong Kong and has gained a strong and loyal following of collectors to date.

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THE UNION 2017 Ink and tea with acrylic and whiskey on paper 87 x 127cm (Framed) Unique 1/1 Signed by the artist

THE CONJURER 2017 Ink and tea with acrylic on 535gsm Bockingford watercolour paper 64 x 83cm (Framed) Unique 1/1 Signed by the artist

WE ARE MADE OF GLASS 2017 Ink and tea with Acrylic and embroidery detail 66 x 87cm (Framed) Unique 1/1 Signed by the artist

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M A T T

M A C K M A N

Matt combines elements to produce multi-layered and rich-textured work that invites the viewer to look closer… and then closer still. Graffiti, journals, diaries and popular culture are all referenced in the collection. Slick advertising campaigns are altered, logos distorted, meaning is changed, to challenge preconceived ideas of beauty, and the impermanence of the physical form. Matt intends to take the viewer on a dreamlike journey through the collection of paintings: at times feeling comforted and uplifted by familiar forms – partly because of the existing content and imagery used, whilst at other times feeling a sense of unease or discomfort. Beauty and decay, life and death, light and dark, dreams and nightmares. These are the things that keep Matt awake (and painting) at night. His collage work has developed to include neon artworks that pay homage to some of music’s most loved lyrics, with a backdrop that mimic the band and the mode of the chosen song.

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MODERN LOVE 2017 Hand printed and finished with ink on distressed wood with snow white neon 90 x 45cm Unique 1/1 Signed by the artist

LOVE IS THE DRUG 2017 Hand printed and finished with ink on distressed wood with snow white neon 90 x 45cm Unique 1/1 Signed by the artist

£4,750

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Ryan Mc Elhinney is an artist and designer with a background in film. His beautiful, eye-catching work has appealed to many collectors, with the recycling element remaining a strong and integral part of all of his pieces. Falling under the category of Design Art, Ryan’s works blend art with functionality, as he transforms otherwise disregarded found objects in to beautiful works of art. Mixing the old and the new and highlighting themes such as the de-humanisation of a generation bombarded with images and a world full of a variety of conflicts, both individually and collectively that we are all subjected to. Ryan has had success in both the UK and abroad, with many collectors led to his work through the love of art or design.

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HECTOR 2015 Steel, wood, plastic metal, spray paint, copper 110 x 110cm x 187cm Unique original Signed by the artist £29,000


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TOY CHAIR 2015 Chesterfield armchair sculpted with used toys and coated in a PU rubber spray finish 95 wide x 70 high x 90cm deep Unique original Signed by the artist £6,000

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FORGIVE ME FATHER (FRAMED) 2014 Spray paint on board with shot gun shells 121 x 147 x 13cm Unique original in size Signed by the artist

FORGIVE ME FATHER (UNFRAMED) 2014 Spray paint on board with shot gun shells 116 x 142 x 10cm Unique original in size Signed by the artist

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MISS JONES (LEGS LAMP) 2013 Recycled mannequin legs with spray paint 135cm high with shade x 60cm wide Edition 1/2 Signed by the artist £5,000

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TOY BOY YOUTH 2013 Recycled children’s toys with spray paint 40 x 70 x 45cm Unique original Signed by the artist £15,000


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C H R I S

M O O N

Chris Moon is a painter of prodigious talent. Now with six sell-out solo shows behind him - five in London and one in New York - Chris’ only education in art and rendering was taken from the experiences that shaped him and the images he absorbed. Bypassing his peers in who were in art schools, Chris possesses something that many artists work tirelessly to achieve - an innate understanding of colour, shape and form, with an uncanny and effortless ability to render past memories and events in sharp, yet dream-like detail. A single painting often receives due attention, and completion, countless times. He brings these works to places where other artists would have stopped and passed on to their dealer, only to then take it apart, scrape it back, leave in just omen mark and start all over again. What finally emerges, and is an emergent process, has a multi-layered depth like staring into an ocean - you can see only one surface, but you know that countless other stories lurk beneath. His paintings offer the viewer a back catalogue of places he been and his own unique experiences of them.

IT’S NUMBERS, CONVERSATIONS, EMAILS, ITS A PROCESS... 2017 Oil on board 98 x 122 cm Unique 1/1 Framed Signed by the artist £12,500

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SHE STARTED CRYING IN THE RESTAURANT MAKING A SCENE 2017 Oil and gloss emulsion on board 98 x 122cm Unique 1/1 Framed Signed by the artist

REALLY, SO I’M THE ONE THAT WALKED OUT, SO WHERE ARE YOU? 2017 Oil and gloss emulsion on board 122 x 122 cm Unique 1/1 Framed Signed by the artist

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NO, YOU DON’T NEED TO UNDERSTAND 2016 Oil and acrylic on paper 47 x 44 cm Unique 1/1 Framed Signed by the artist

SOMEWHERE IN CENTRAL PARK STUDY 2016 Oil and pastel on paper 34 x 32cm Unique 1/1 Framed Signed by the artist

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I’M STILL ANNOYED BY THAT WOMAN 2016 Oil and acrylic on paper 16.5 x 27.5 cm Unique 1/1 Framed Signed by the artist £1850

POSTCARD FROM NYC #1 2015 13x18cm Oil on board Unique 1/1 Framed Signed by the artist



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T H R E A P L E T O N

Jim Threapleton is an artist and filmmaker who has proved to be exceptionally talented at both. In 2008 his BIFA nominated improvised debut feature film, Extraordinary Rendition premièred in competition at the Edinburgh and Locarno International Film Festivals. Working with film in the abstract provoked a return to painting in 2009. He completed his MA in 2010, and has recently been awarded his doctorate in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Art, London. Jim has had very successful shows In London, with his work now a part of many collectors’ art collections both in the UK and abroad. His paintings he considers to be artefacts. The unreliable memories of the search for a tipping point where figuration collapses into gesture. Jim explores how paint moves — both in terms of plastic immediacy and subjective potential. The work negotiates the porous boundary between familiarity and estrangement. At such a threshold resemblance becomes a possibility, but one that ultimately refuses to be realized. From a distance the contrast of form against darkness might imply kinship with, for example, seventeenth century vanitas painting, but closer inspection reveals the nothing of gesture in place of object.

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NIGHTWATCH (STUDY III) 2016 Oil on stainless steel panel 100 x 100cm Unique original Signed by the artist

NIGHTWATCH (STUDY IV) 2017 Oil on wooden panel 152 x 152cm Unique original Signed by the artist

NIGHTWATCH (STUDY V) 2017 Oil on stainless steel panel 100 x 100cm Unique original Signed by the artist

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UNTITLED I 2017 Oil and shellac on found photograph 11 x 17cm Framed Unique original Signed by the artist

UNTITLED II 2017 Oil and shellac on found photograph 11 x 17cm Framed Unique original Signed by the artist

UNTITLED III 2017 Oil and shellac on found photograph 11 x 17cm Framed Unique original Signed by the artist

£800

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UNTITLED IV 2017 Oil and shellac on found photograph 11 x 17cm Framed Unique original Signed by the artist

UNTITLED V 2017 Oil and shellac on found photograph 11 x 17cm Framed Unique original Signed by the artist

UNTITLED VI 2017 Oil and shellac on found photograph 11 x 17cm Framed Unique original Signed by the artist

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W A L T E R S

Robi Walters’ mesmerising abstract collage pieces have become his signature and have helped him achieve a highly respected reputation within the contemporary UK art scene. He’s had many successful solo an group shows in the UK and abroad over the last 10 years. Based on sacred geometry, he crafts “petals” out of recycled card or pieces of smashed vinyl LPs to form a thousand-petalled lotus shape; a symbol related to enlightenment and his daily meditation practice. His brightly coloured palette recall elements of both the pop art and arte povera movements. These pieces not only display a dedication to the obvious labour involved in their creation, but also seem to carry an energy of their own; their organic and fluid nature offer a sense of infinity and calm. Much of Robi’s work utilises recycled or discarded materials; reflecting on a commentary around consumerism, consumption and waste in the 21st century. These pieces have become highly sought-after and he has a high profile list of buyers and collectors. In 2015, Robi won the Daily Telegraph’s “15 Top Creatives in the UK” for the Arts category.

TIME MOVES SLOW Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood 242 x 121cm Box Framed Signed by the artist £20,000

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THIS TOWN Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood 121 x 121cm Framed Signed by the artist

LET IT ROLL Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood 121 x 121cm Framed Signed by the artist

THE FOREST FOR THE TREES Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood 121 x 121cm Framed Signed by the artist

£12,500

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OUTSTANDING Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood 61 x 61 cm Framed Signed by the artist

THIS IS HOW WE WALK ON THE MOON Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood 61 x 61 cm Framed Signed by the artist

RESCUE ME Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood set in resin 46 x 31cm Framed Signed by the artist

£4,500

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THE LIGHT YEARS OF THE DARKNESS Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood set in resin 46 x 31cm Framed Signed by the artist

LIBERATION Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood set in resin 46 x 31cm Framed Signed by the artist

TRUE COLOURS Recycled card, mirri card, spray, glue and wood set in resin 46 x 31cm Framed Signed by the artist

£2,750

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For more information, please email [email protected] For sales please contact Liam West +44 7912 220456 or Andy Porter +44 7824 882733
