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SELECTED WORKS BY Nicola Frimpong

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Nicola Frimpong
The Accidental Birth of Nicola- I Should of Been Born a ***

2012

Watercolour on paper

30 x 21 cm
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Nicola Frimpong
I Feel So Ugly

2012

Watercolour on paper

30 x 21 cm
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Nicola Frimpong
Untitled (White Slaves)

2012

Watercolour on paper

30 x 21 cm
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Nicola Frimpong
Untitled

2013

Watercolour on paper

30 x 21 cm
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Nicola Frimpong
Untitled

2013

Watercolour on paper

30 x 21 cm

ARTICLES

Bloomberg New Contemporaries- Part 2
October 31st 2012, by Adams Covell, Celluloid Wicker Man Wordpress

The melting pot of influences that come into making art are more honestly bore in the work of artists in their early stages. Continuing a look at the work in the New Contemporaries exhibition housed in Copperas Hill, these influences and likenesses seem unavoidable but pleasing to interpret (whether correct or not).
Nicola Frimpong’s collection of untitled watercolours, present a violent sexuality through a filter of childlike naivety. At once they recall a darker and more vicious Quentin Blake crossed with the subversive nature of album cover artist Stanley Donwood. The pictures show various forms of sexual activity which increase in dominance and violence juxtaposed weirdly with the style of a child’s sketch. At first the pictures seem whimsical and quaint, only seeming dark and voyeuristic on a closer inspection. In some ways they remind of Patrick Bateman’s doodles found at the end of American Psycho; a dark and necessary release in a deliberately primitive but effective format.

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celluloidwickerman.com

Something you should see… Bloomberg New Contemporaries at the ICA
November 26th, 2012, by Eri Otite

It’s that time of year again, when the annual showcase of ‘hot young things’ in the art world returns to London’s ICA. The Bloomberg New Contemporaries show presents the best work from up-and-coming talent across a variety of mediums and since 1949, has been one of the major open-submission exhibitions in the UK. It provides a platform for young artists at the start of their professional careers to show their work to the public and previous illustrious exhibitors include David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Grayson Perry, Tacita Dean and Damien Hirst – so this touring exhibition has a knack for spotting future names of contemporary art.

Selectors this year have picked 29 finalists, from over 1,200 submissions, to give us a ‘sneak peek’ of the future. The artists, either new or recent graduates and final year students, all hail from art institutions across the UK. Participating contributors include Nicola Frimpong who uses watercolour and coloured inks to explore the themes of violence, hatred and sexuality; and Bryan Dooley who spent weeks photographing New York University’s running team for his Trak Star series.

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theculturalexpose.co.uk