Sunil Pawar Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1977 -

Sunil Pawar

IN THE LATE EIGHTIES, AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN, SUNIL SKIPPED SCHOOL ONE AFTERNOON, AND WALKED INTO THE NORTH LONDON OFFICES OF MUSIC LEGENDS, SOUL II SOUL WITH A BAG FULL OF PAINTINGS, HE SOLD EVERY ONE OF THEM.
PRESENT DAY AND SUNIL IS AN EXHIBITING ARTIST AS WELL AS A FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR/ CREATIVE, WITH COMMISSIONS RANGING FROM PIRATE RADIO STATIONS TO INTERNATIONAL FASHION HOUSES.



WITH ONE FOOT IN CONTEMPORARY POP ART AND ANOTHER IN TRADITIONAL PORTRAITURE, SUNIL CREATES STRONG AND POWERFUL IMAGERY, STRIVING TO EXPLORE THE PARALLELS AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MUSIC SOUND CLASHES AND CLASSIC SPORTING POSE WITH THEMES OF BATTLE AND SURVIVAL, THE STRUGGLES AND FIGHTS THAT WE ALL FACE ON A DAILY BASIS.



ALONGSIDE HIS CANVAS WORKS, INSPIRED BY THE MULTI DISCIPLINARY BAUHAUS MOVEMENT, HE LENDS HIS UNIQUE STYLE ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF OUTLETS INCLUDING PRINT ILLUSTRATION, FASHION AND INTERIOR INSTALLATIONS, PROVIDING A VARIED AND PROGRESSIVE STYLE OF STUDIO PRACTICE.



NOTABLE FANS OF HIS WORK INCLUDE AMERICAN SINGER KELIS AND LEGENDARY JAPANESE FASHION DESIGNER JUNYA WATANABE.



PAINTING AND DJING SINCE THE MID NINETIES, HE WAS BORN AND BRED IN LONDON TOWN AND IS PARTIAL TO A NICE PLATE OF PIE AND MASH.