Alex Arnell

Street Artist based in London

London based Alex Arnell received a BA (Hons) in Fine Art Painting from the University of East Anglia in 1999. He has worked part-time in a primary school making art with children, so this has had a huge influence on the freedom and youthful spirit in his work. As for the diversity and varied choice of his subjects and handling, Alex Arnell wants to make art that is not contrived or elitist, so he tries to trust and follow his instincts with regard to ideas and media choice.

Once Alex is involved in making art, the work usually becomes processed and lead from his mood at the time, and this will dictate how the artwork is resolved.

In speaking on his art, Alex Arnell says..

Increasingly since moving to London in 2009, influenced by the abundance of street art all around me, I have found myself making art in outdoor spaces. Alongside this I have also continued my studio practice- usually painting and often with galleries/ indoor spaces in mind-but the boundaries blur. Audience response is crucial to my development I want to make art that is accessible, something the public will engage with/find interesting. On the street/ in outside spaces, where there are people around, there might become a performance aspect to my art-making, or it might become interactive.