Ant Carver Exhibition: Nothing's Wrong Something's Right

Having successfully put on several independent pop-up art shows, 23-year-old Artist Ant Carver will be hosting his first London solo exhibition at The Truman Brewery, October 14th – 20th 2015.

Part of London’s thriving street art scene, the Hackney Wick based artist has made his mark on legal walls across the capital and in venues including Tina We Salute You. His growing fan base was further bolstered by the painting of model Erin O’Connor he created for London’s 2015 Graduate Fashion Week.

From Wednesday 14th October 2015, Ant will be exhibiting his distinctive series of portraits in a week long exhibition, titled ‘Nothing’s Wrong Something’s Right’. Using spray paint as the basis for his backgrounds, his style brings together graffiti techniques and bold, highly detailed oil paint portraiture.

Although Ant has had work displayed in galleries across London and the South East, he hopes that pop-up shows like this will expose his work to a wider audience. ‘The initial pop-up shows I did were very small and relied on favours from family and friends, but the success from those has made it possible to do the exhibition at the Truman Brewery’.

When asked if the planning has been stressful. ‘It’s always a risk doing these things yourself, but I like a challenge’.

‘I’m not ashamed of making visual impact a priority in my work’, Ant admits. ‘I think that’s something that’s come out of creating outdoor pieces. Your work is immediately part of the wider landscape of people’s lives, so what it means to the viewer is as much tied up with where they are as what you’re trying to make your work say to them. I want to create an immediate, emotional response with my paintings.’

Ant Carver’s first London solo show will run from Wednesday 14th – Tuesday 20th October 2015 in Shop 7, Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery, London, E1 6QL.