Anthony Lister is an Australian-born painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

 and Installation artist. He has had solo exhibitions across Australia, United States, Europe and UK. He is notable within the Lowbrow (art movement)

Lowbrow (art movement)

Lowbrow, or lowbrow art, describes an underground visual art movement that arose in the Los Angeles, California, area in the late 1970s. Lowbrow is a widespread populist art movement with origins in the underground comix world, punk music, hot-rod street culture, and other subcultures. It is also...

 and has been featured on Juxtapoz.com and FecalFace.com and WoosterCollective.com. He currently resides in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

, New York City.

Personal life

Lister was born in Brisbane, Australia. He graduated from the Queensland College of Art in Brisbane in 2001. He has travelled extensively throughout the world exhibiting his work both in the gallery and on the streets. His wife and two children are featured in his "Have You Seen Them? The Listers" stickers. Photos or videos of his children are often seen in the "New" Section of his official website.

Lister's work

Lister's work suggest influences from a number of areas and genres, including street art

Street art

Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...

, expressionism

Expressionism

Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...

, pop art

Pop art

Pop art is an art movement that emerged in the mid 1950s in Britain and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art challenged tradition by asserting that an artist's use of the mass-produced visual commodities of popular culture is contiguous with the perspective of fine art...

, and contemporary youth culture. It often deals with subject matter from popular culture, reflecting the less glamorous aspects. He occasionally draws from television and such themes as the "misguided role models" that result. Lister uses a variety of mediums to communicate his ideas such as painting, drawing, installation, film and music.

External links

• anthonyLISTER: Official Website with online gallery
• Anthony Lister myartspace.com interview
• Anthony Lister - Smells Like White-Out: Summarative Article and online gallery.