IAN VIGGARS

I am an artist based in East London. I produce paintings and illustrations using various media, although I tend towards painting in acrylics on canvas. I work in a variety of styles but with an emphasis on the seemingly opposing extremes of pop art and abstract art. I favour bright unnatural-looking colours and often use black outlines or stripes in my work. 

I aim to create work that’s immediate, bold, and fun to look at.

For a series of paintings I’ve focused on simple pop art paintings of everyday food items. These are nearly always represented as separate objects and viewed from above against a light blue background. I love the idea of reducing everyday meals to such bright simple designs and colours that they become almost childlike and abstract.

I've been inspired to create a work like this by classic pop artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Patrick Caulfield, as well as more contemporary artists like Pete Fowler and Julian Opie.

I’ve also experimented with repeating images using stencils, and borrowing images from comic books and famous pop artists. I've recently produced some abstract expressionist works too, but these stay consistent with my use of bright colours and graphic elements like stripes.

I sell paintings and hand drawn greetings cards. I take commissions and am open to any new opportunities for exhibiting or selling my work. I'd love to work on graphic art projects with musicians and bands.
I have my own website -  www.ianviggars.com
But I mainly sell through my ArtFinder store – www.artfinder.com/ian-viggars
I also sell some paintings and smaller hand drawn items in Etsy- www.etsy.com/uk/shop/IanViggarsPaintings

And I’m on all of the usual social networks, look up Ian Viggars on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram.

www.facebook.com/IanViggarsPaintings
foxface-design.tumblr.com/
twitter.com/IanViggars
instagram.com/ianviggars/

Here is a small selection of Ian's work. Check out the links above for more fantastic art.