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Computer animation meets bio-morphism meets the doodle: John Greenwood' s 'surreal-o-pops'
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Don't get the wind up. This isn't fact, just the "catalogue fiction" for an exhibition of John Greenwood's "surreal-o-pop" paintings, a manic combination of the imagery of computer animation, children's medical book, bio-morphism and all the fun of the fair. These strange forms are developed from hundreds of doodles and seem still to be evolving on the canvas. Greenwood was included in the first "Young British Artists" exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery soon after he graduated from the Royal College. He has shown in Tokyo, London, Glasgow and Manchester, but this is the first solo exhibition of his paintings
See his work at Jason & Rhodes, 4 New Burlington Place, London W1 until July 4 (0171-434 1768)
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