Imbue(Artist)

Artist's Introduction

Imbue was born on 19 January 1988 in London. He spent his childhood in Kent County, in Southeast England. He is well known for his satirical paintings and practicing Christian iconography. Imbue is a British Postwar & Contemporary artist. His work was sold several times at the auction, with realized prices varying from USD 271 to USD 663, based on the artwork's scale and means. After 2017 this artist's record price at auction has been USD 663 for New Religion 2.0, priced at Catawiki in 2018.

Art By Imbue

Career

He's always felt he was attracted to artistic stuff. His parents gave him lego and cardboard boxes when he was a kid so he would keep himself occupied creating things. Early in primary school, he was lucky to have a tutor regularly come in to show him how to deal with clay. He became obsessed with graffiti and street art years later and that's when he discovered that it wasn't just about oil paintings and the more conventional art forms. He found it fascinating because when it came to street art, there were no laws that applied to him. He started making posters and cards, and a store picked up some of his art and it went from there. Most of his work is created as limited editions, and he loves the cycle refining. He obsesses over the specifics not only as he designs the product, but also in the packaging and presentation. He's recently begun combining more methods and types together. His new sculpture "Death & Taxes" made of twisted US dollars in pressure-cast resin with a top of bronze plated 24k gold, in a screen-printed custom wooden box. Each one came with unique dog tags with the edition number. His first step to dreaming beyond the box came when he noticed an eBay-imported vending machine. It was pink shiny, which used to sell adult DVDs. He thought he should cut plywood, do screenprints and label it an art vending machine, so it would dispense DVD cases. He started out the 24 Hour Art Club five years ago. As seen with Dollar Shave Party, he got the concept from an evolving subscription market model like a recurring 'club'.    It is available only for 24 hours, which costs £ 24. To him, the findings are very interesting and he has discovered a new way to play with his skills. He has an online gallery shop name Artbox where artists can sell their arts.

Artist's Thoughts

He doesn't believe his art is pursuing a fixed design, he generally has an image, concept, or message and then he chooses on the best way to produce the art. Even though he begins with the premise, for him the design and how the finished piece finishes are essentially still very relevant. He like art to look refined and well-produced, with a futuristic feel. His research reflects on faith, but he does not try to express a particular message. He certainly isn't against Christianity, it just fascinates him. He is interested in how culture influences the world and brings myths across history, conveying lessons that people benefit about. He is fascinated by the way thoughts came together and religions were created. The use of religious iconography probably comes from the fact that he prefers to use common symbols in the work, and the main example of this is religious symbols.

References

http://www.ukstreetart.co.uk/imbue/ https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/artist-imbue---the-banksy-7689936 https://www.forbes.com/sites/felicitycarter/2019/07/18/british-artist-imbue-on-his-artwork-that-subverts-modern-day-culture/#6e7f653332c6 https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Imbue/986298F0E4496136 https://www.maiagroup.co/altcivics/01-imbue

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