Retro Portraits – The small-scale of these pieces draws the viewer in for closer inspection – much as we’d like to do when passing someone on the street, thinking in the back of our mind: Who are these people? What are they doing? Where are they going? What are they about?

Oscar Whicheloe BA – Born 1977 –England

In 2003 Oscar Whicheloe graduated from The Surrey Institute where he gained his degree in Fine Art. During this time Oscar developed a passion for the human form and has subsequently explored this interest for a number of years.

Observation of people has been the main focus for Whichelo in his recent works. Whether sitting on a bench in busy Trafalgar Square or strolling along the more relaxed Southbank, Whicheloe finds himself constantly being drawn towards people. Using a snapshot, he captures brief moments of peoples’ activities and then translates into two different mediums as etchings and Oil Paintings.

The small-scale of the pieces draws the viewer in for closer inspection – much as we’d like to do when passing someone on the street, thinking in the back of our mind: Who are these people? What are they doing? Where are they going? What are they about?