Ben Allen – Wonderland Exhibition

From Friday December 1 2006, Microzine Gallery will be presenting an exhibition by Brighton based artist Ben Allen.

Entitled Wonderland, Allen’s work is a modern creative vehicle of escapism. Through his art you can venture beyond the canvas and leave behind the constraints of the consumer and technology obsessed world we live in. Fairly ironic, then, that Allen has chosen to exhibit within Microzine.

“As a fairly young artist, it is important to take opportunities and support offered from whomever may be prepared to offer it. I think that a more diverse selection of people will see my work at Microzine than if it were on display at a gallery.”

The original Art-Deco interior of Microzine Gallery represents an ideal environment for Allen’s unique graffiti-graphic style.

A culturally and socially aware individual who has an affinity with the world around him, his art is not as much inspired by politics, war and consumerism as it is his awareness to create a release from the confines of them.

Throughout his work you will encounter iconic pop culture and exotic graffiti, fused with mischievous and playful characters that emerge, float and melt into dreamlike backgrounds.

While most retailers are busily turning their stores into Wintry Christmas scenes, Microzine choose an altogether different Wonderland for their final exhibition of 2006.