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» Art: Living colour

Known for his vibrant palette and screens peppered with stark graphics, Ben Allen’s new solo show Life, Death and Other Colour in Between, explores the realms of the unplanned, plays with mishaps, and unfolds sublime images that reflect on life itself. He crystallizes the ephemeral elements of weathered commercial billboards by resuscitating peeled images from multi-layered posters, and blending in fusions of intense colours to produce striking compositions.

Allen has also created his own boudoir installation room upstairs at the gallery; featuring lavish wallpaper, cushions, a coffee table and many more items from his interior design collection. And outside at the back, he’ll be inviting you to take part and make art on a massive canvas.
Richard Branson is just one of the growing legions of fans who love his hectic, playfully intense and make-believe works.
Ben Allen: Life, Death and Other Colour in Between, Ink_d Gallery, North Road, 6 February to 1 March.

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