Ellis’s edgy style of art is set to take urban art to a whole new level. Drawing on 30 years of graphic design experience within the advertising, publishing and brand development field, Ellis quite literally woke up one morning and decided it was time for a change of direction ; inspired by his love of the urban art movement the ‘Ellis project’ was created.
New limited editions arriving soon from Ellis in his unique style of urban art.
A number of limited editions from Ellis feature The Queen with his unique style and contemporary twist.
Ellis’s edgy style of art is set to take urban art to a whole new level. Drawing on 30 years of graphic design experience within the advertising, publishing and brand development field, Ellis quite literally woke up one morning and decided it was time for a change of direction ; inspired by his love of the urban art movement the ‘Ellis project’ was created.
With a passion for art clear from a very young age (at the age of 8 Ellis used to paint pictures of famous kings and queens throughout history and have them displayed in morning assembly) the seeds were sewn and this led to a career in graphic design and ultimately Ellis, the artist, was born.
The work has evolved through a passion for strong graphic illustration and the stencil art movement, with influences from the likes of Antoni Tàpies, Mark Rothko, Banksy and Blek Le Rat. However, the main driving force behind the work was street art and the way it looks and feels on the street. The challenge was to create a way of producing work that maintains this rawness and the texture when translated into print and fulfil the ultimate aim of bringing street art from the “outside in”.
Ellis’s artwork draws from iconic moments in history of any subject matter, which he then likes to add a twist to, or create a juxtaposition to challenge the viewer. These can be humorous, controversial (even shocking) or just plain ‘arty’ depending on what visually works for him. There are usually several messages within the work, but these are left to be seen by the eye of the beholder.
Ellis’s edgy style of art is set to take urban art to a whole new level. Drawing on 30 years of graphic design experience within the advertising, publishing and brand development field, Ellis quite literally woke up one morning and decided it was time for a change of direction ; inspired by his love of the urban art movement the ‘Ellis project’ was created.
His latest examples include classic and humorous depictions of Darth Vader with Barbie as well as further works featuring The Krays and The Queen.
The range of humorous limited editions by Ellis has just been extended with some innovative wicked new work.. Wrong Gig and Cover Up feature the Queen ; Ladies Night At The Palace has a very interested audience and Climb Every Mountain has Julie Andrews with the Kray Twins !
This unique range of iconic art in contemporary graffiti style from Ellis is available in limited editions of only 95. A super set of distinctive art, beautifully framed, at amazingly reasonable prices !
Ellis uses a variety of mediums to create these unique original editions. Plaster, watercolour, sand, acrylic and gouache plus a few secret additions are all used to create these sensational pieces, and each one is different as they are all individuall… Continue reading
