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Four people stand in front of a construction site hoarding covered by a panoramic picture of London

Two teenages play with a football against a wall covered with graffiti

A woman places her hands on a child's head

A multi-panelled painting containing figurative and abstract elements

A painting of an English oak tree

Portrait of a woman in sunglasses and a headscarf, against a backdrop of rising sea

Portrait of a woman wearing a headscrf and sunglasses, against a backdrop of wreckage of Brighton Palace Pier.

Four painted panels, either with a part of Piccadilly Circus lights or reflections on wet pavements.

Four painted panels, each containing figures seen in London during the pandemic.

Four painted panels, either with a part of Piccadilly Circus lights or reflections on wet pavements.

Several painted panels, forming a diamond-shaped support, containing elements of Piccadilly Circus lights or reflections on wet pavements.

An abstracted portrait of a social media influencer

Painted forms taken from LED displays and web-based advertising

A diamond-shaped painting containing images from contemporary culture

A painted representation of female beauty imagined as a social media influencer

A painted construction containing images of a Spanish food shop in Portobello RoadLondon

A painted construction containing images and shop signs observed on Oxford Street in London

A painted construction containing images and shop signs observed on Harlesden High Street in London

A painted construction containing abstracted forms representing obsrvations made on Midhurst Common, Sussex

A painted construction containing abstracted forms representing a blasted oak tree in Midhurst, Sussex

A diptych of two boys seen on a street at the time of the Grenfell Tower Fire

A painting of two men outside a cafe in the City of London

A painting of journalists interviewing a young woman at the time of the Grenfell Fire

A painting on two schoolboys crouched in front of display screen

A painting of journalists interviewing a woman at the time of the Grenfell Fire

A painted diptych depicting people at an art exhibition

A painting of people seated outside a cafe

A painting of a woman, draped in the American flag, looking at representations of the JFK assassination.

A painting of a group of students seated on a beach.

A painting of a young girl on a merry-go-round

A painting of thwo woman draped in English flags against a backdrop of rightwing propaganda

A painting combining a beach scene with rightwing propaganda

A painting of three young woman on a bench against a backdrop of a large digital screen displaying images of the 9/11 attack in New York

A painting of a man using his phone to photograph a young woman on a beach

A painting of a young woman studying The Barnack Burial at the British Museum

A aa young girl in a consumerist environment dominated by sexually charged advertisingpainting of

A painting of people and removal vans

A painted portrait of a woman stood against a backdrop of October Glory in Kew Gardens

A painting of two woman playing Scrabble against a tropical background

A painting of a man and a dog on a stand-up paddle board

A painting of a man using a selfie stick and smartphone to photograph a woman reclining on a beach

A painting of a young man and woman using their camera phones

A painting of people seated outside a bar while using their phones

A painting of an art historian on the Piazza della Signoria in Florence

A painting of a man and a woman viewing an art exhibition

A painting of a man seated on a beach alongside an armed police officer

A painting of three woman of various ages

A painting of a fire jugglers against a backdrop of photographers and modern architecture

A group of young people prelax in a London park against a backdrop of tower blocks.

A man and a woman view an image of Etna on a digital screen. Elsewhere there are other painted images of Etna and Taormina

A painting of a fire juggler performing in front of passersby

A woman sits having breakfast in Marrakech

A painting of a man smoking a cigar in a Moroccan garden

A painting of a man in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco

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