Simon Dixon - Pop Icon Artist

<body onload="changeScrollbarColor('#000000')" bgcolor="#000000"> <p align="center"> <img border="1" src="images/portrait.jpg" width="157" height="226"></p> <p align="center"><b><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Verdana" size="5">Sorry, Your Browser Doesn't Support Frames</font></b></p> <p> <font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#FFFFFF"> Simon Dixonšs iconic pop art images gained instant popularity with the underground scene from their very first showing in 1998. He quickly gained a reputation in his hometown of Brighton, England for lively, brightly coloured portraits, which began appearing on walls around the town in the late 1990s. Dixon now has an established reputation for witty, eye-popping portraits of twentieth century icons. <br> <br> His subjects include Muhammad Ali, Johnny Rotten, Billie Holiday and Chief Kicking Bear, and his painting style is pure pop, with photographic detail imposed on broad areas of flat colour. The roots of this style are in the artistšs background, illustrating underground comics and music magazines. This training, combined with a personal obsession with all things Rock and Roll defines the visual impact of Dixonšs work. <br> <br> A simple idea linkšs every image Dixon paints.  He chooses famous people, who have an interesting history, but picks the moment the subject truly began to enter the public eye. Every image therefore speaks clearly of change, determination and the passion of holding true to onešs self-beliefs.  <br> <br> Dixonšs art continues to go from strength to strength and his reputation is spreading rapidly as one of todayšs most talented image-makers.  His images have the likelihood to be as enduring as the iconic faces he portrays.</font></p> </body>