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Sterling Disaster

24" by 20" on Canvass board

We see the Bank of England in the sun, a house shaped balloon floats ever higher, a bus advertising,buy to let mortgages.

The square in front of the bank is pathed with gold. A war memorial stands pride of place in the square, decorated with flowers from a grateful nation. The faceless men in bowler hats how make their fortunes in the city walk by. A homeless ex-army Man begs for money while a man with a bowler hat, in is expensive car splashes him with water.

I was born on the 20th February 1968 and grew up in the shadow of Birmingham, England. The second largest city in the UK. I come from a working class back-ground. I am gay and came out to my family at the age of 16 in 1984. At first my family rejected my sexuality. AIDS was hitting the headlines as, “the gay plague,” and they really did not understand why I had, “chosen,” to be gay. Eventually however, they realized it was not a choice and they did accept me. This conflict is documented in many of my artworks along with my interest in history and politics. My artwork is created to be seen and when it has been looked at it has achieved his goal. I creates two types of art, that which carries a message and that which...