This is a truly iconic, timeless work by Antony Micallef .

Micallef was part of the early roster of Banksy’s now legendary print house and publisher Pictures On Walls .

This work, ”Judgement Day” is one of the artist’s more compelling works; Micallef has always been considered one of the most talented artists of his day, represented by Steve Lazarides , Micallef had a number of FALSE out solo exhibitions that garnered widespread critical acclaim and thrust him to the forefront of the contemporary art world in the mid 2000s to early 2010s.

Micallef attracted widespread attention from celebrity collectors as well as museums around the globe, his works have been shown in some of the most prestigious private institutions and are held in some of the most discerning private collections the world over.

Antony Micallef's 'bubblegum pop' paintings combine skilled brushwork with references to old masters and graphic design.

Dealing with the subject of portraiture in a dark and slightly twisted, Bacon-esque way, human forms are placed in artificial, unnatural environments that are influenced by popular culture in the forms of fashion, music and design.

By shaping an artificial 'stage' for his 'characters' to inhabit, Micallef attempts to capture and reveal their personality.

The artist has stated; “When I begin painting a face it feels like I'm facing for marks randomly, trying to catch an expression of a character, an identity".

Japan became a major influence in Micallef's work after a visit to Tokyo in 1999, where he developed a fascination with cultural icons and motifs and their relation to society and the individual.

The artist states:"The culture there is completely twisted. You have that real sugar side, but there's always a dark side underneath. I'm trying to look at that in-between space in pop".

This marked a new development in Micallef's work and it was the body of work that followed that contributed hugely into making him into a cultural icon as an artist.

Micallef’s work has been exhibited widely throughout the world since he won second prize in the BP Portrait awards in 2000 at the age of 24.

After being involved in various independent projects which lead to his work being shown in London and Budapest amongst other European cities, in 2005 Eyestorm commissioned a series of 10 prints with the artist.

These were the first signed limited edition publications by Micallef, and consisted of eight hand crafted lithographs printed with Curwen Studio in Cambridge, and two giclee prints.

The next four years in Micallef's career were extremely important;
In 2006 he was approached by Lazarides Gallery , who represented Banksy amongst others and soon became part of the cool 'urban street art' scene that was sweeping the world at the time.

His work was consequently exhibited frequently alongside Banksy, Jamie Hewlett (of Gorillaz & Tank Girl fame) and Stanley Donwood .

Micallef's solo show in downtown Hollywood Boulevard LA in 2007 FALSE out in less than two hours, with celebrities such as Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie, Christina Aguilera and The Osbournes all fighting to buy a piece of his work.

Other collectors include Damien Hirst, Robin Williams, Jude Law, Michael Stipe from R.E.M, and Nick Velensi from The Strokes .

His solo show was at Lazarides gallery, London in September 2009 was the pinnacle of Micallef’s artistry.

With his work highly sought after and regularly appearing on the secondary market, Micallef became one of the most collectable artists living and working in Britain at the time.

While the artist continues to reside as well as work in London, his last solo exhibition was in 2016, Micallef , once again attracted widespread critical acclaim.

This is a wonderful opportunity to procure an extremely sought after work by Micallef .

This is a large scale, hand pulled Screenprint, published during the pinnacle of Micallef’s artistry.

The work has been framed to archival standard using Optium acrylic (total framing cost was over $1200).

The work is in hand and will ship immediately from the USA.

This is a truly stunning work that will be a welcomed addition to any contemporary art collection.

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”Art can have many functions but essentially it’s a language where if used in the right way can get us to view or hear things and sense them with pure emotion instead of thoughts.”

-ANTONY MICALLEF