‘Implosion Explosion’ is a photograph of the artist’s studio floor, scanned and heavily processed in Photoshop until its original provenance is indistinguishable. Peter wanted to record the collapse of a painting –a failed painting of sorts– as a way to keep an image moving. To execute this it was important for Peter that the source image came from such a relevant and intimate place as his own studio. The green wash emphasises a physical ground, a ‘terra firma’, but it also ref…

‘Implosion Explosion’ is a photograph of the artist’s studio floor, scanned and heavily processed in Photoshop until its original provenance is indistinguishable. Peter wanted to record the collapse of a painting –a failed painting of sorts– as a way to keep an image moving. To execute this it was important for Peter that the source image came from such a relevant and intimate place as his own studio.

The green wash emphasises a physical ground, a ‘terra firma’, but it also references ‘the ground’ in a painterly sense, where the artwork starts. Conceived at the same time as ‘Implosion Explosion’ Peter’s idea for these Rise Art prints was to reach to the furthest points in space, left to right, up and down. With no middle ground, collapse and failure become a way to invigorate the work itself and add the possibility of becoming something new.

‘Implosion Explosion’ is an Archival Pigment Print on 315 gsm Cotton Rag paper. The edition of 15 hand numbered and embossed prints has been approved by the artist and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity.

Peter Lamb was born in 1973 and lives and works in London. In 1996 he graduated from the Camberwell School of Art, London. Solo Exhibitions: Warm Time Machine, Monika Bobinska Gallery, London (2008); The Unemployed Prophet, CTRL Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA (2007); The Art of Dickies and Pollocks, …

Peter Lamb was born in 1973 and lives and works in London. In 1996 he graduated from the Camberwell School of Art, London. Solo Exhibitions: Warm Time Machine, Monika Bobinska Gallery, London (2008); The Unemployed Prophet, CTRL Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA (2007); The Art of Dickies and Pollocks, Kontainer Gallery, London (2006). Recent Group Exhibitions include: The Perfect Crime, curated by Phill Allen and Dan Coombs, 4a Gallery, Malvern (2010); By Chromed Hooves It Travels Now, Annie Wharton Gallery, Los Angeles (2010); Ist Show, Strezelski Galerie, Stuttgart, Das vertraute Unvertraute, Wurttembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart (2010); PlusArtProjects, Bankside, London (featuring Damien Hirst, Anselm Kiefer) (2009).

'Liberating' is one of the first adjectives that spring to mind when facing the work of the artist Peter Lamb. His paintings ooze as sense of rebellion. A certain punk attitude, a sort of postmodern abstract expressionism mixed with some pop art and 'new-wave' touches. His paintings are fearless, unafraid of their own potency and the possibility of a formal collapse. Their inner strength comes from the strange coupling of incongruous creative forces and the process of fresh paint. He shows a deep knowledge of painterly traditions and techniques, as well as a very astute use of colour. But he never allows the weight of academia to cage his wild imagination and creativity, and this is why his work is always fresh and enlightening.