Alley VII by Miha Strukelj

Artwork Description

Original title of the artwork: Alley VII

Miha Strukelj was born in 1973 and was largely inspired creatively by the 1990s. A collective of artists working in the United Kingdom, who came to be known as the Young British Artists, defined the artistic culture of the 1990s. A number of the YBAs attended the Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths in London, and were favoured by the ‘super collector’ of the time, Charles Saatchi. The most renowned member of the group is Damien Hirst, and other members included Chris Ofili, Tracey Emin, Marc Quinn, Gavin Turk, Sarah Lucas and Sam Taylor-Johnson (born Sam Taylor-Wood). The YBAs became known for their use of shock tactics and sensationalism, alongside their use of throwaway materials, wild lifestyles and an outlook that was rebellious yet enterprising.

A trained painter, he begins each work from a painter's perspective: with a grid, the most underlying element of paintings and drawings.