Quintessentially British stereotypes and fox-like night moves

Meet 2 new graduate artists:

Alice Miller
After-dark, natural light disappears and things become uncertain. But maybe we can see more? Alice Miller’s paintings hint at this, with her photorealist technique mimicking the heightening of our senses. Any detachment is the doing of a lens; as photos are translated into paint, Miller augments the camera’s fox-like night moves. Viewers are invited to experience the youth, fun, and rich intimacy of her contemporary subjects, always tinged with an element of risk. The scenes feel real, but really the truth is just out of reach – what happens after her nightclubbers after the last dance? Guided only by the light of neon and flash, fleeting moments of pure camaraderie are held, as if by magic.
Connor Tudor
Connor Tudor’s punchy work looks at the ‘quintessentially British’ stereotypes that have embedded themselves into society. From life at the pub to fry-up breakfasts, Tudor believes each image exists in the shared psyche to be played with and reconsidered. He asks what it means to form a cultural identity in the first place, and all the ephemera that gets relied on. Colours saturate and forms flatten to draw attention to the small things; a foamy beer head, a belly overindulged, or the pinks of raw meat. Tudor is particularly attentive to composition, deploying tight crops and jarring angles with humour and attitude.

Beer Drinker by Connor Tudor