Oliver Winconek

I was born in Bedford 1982, even from an early age I have always had a keen interest in art and as a child used to love visiting art galleries. Growing up, I soon realised I needed to pursue this as art was the only activity I truly enjoyed. All of my adult life I have been an artist but it’s only since moving to Kent that I have been able to paint full-time.

My work is based around urban themes that interest me, I love taking everyday scenes and objects and giving them a disquieting shift. I am heavily influenced by city living, in particular London and New York and I enjoy capturing the buzz that only a large capital can exude.

Primarily I work in Acrylic and Spray paint but I often add collage elements to my work using Vinyl or printed paper.

A lot of my work is created from Hand-Cut stencils, from original photographs. When using acrylic I like to use a very smooth, almost graphical technique to lay down the paint, I feel this enhances the spray paint and provides a stark contrast.

Most of my artwork is on canvas but I do create Graffiti art as well, typically from stencils and spray paint.

I was recently commissioned by Cargo in Shoreditch to do a painting beside their piece by Banksy.

I exhibited at the Kounter Kulture show alongside Hush, Copyright, Miss Bugs, Pure Evil and Jef Aerosol.

Graffiti in Ashford (Kent) by Oliver in protest at the loss of the Ring Road