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Nathan Paddison - Alice In Vunderland, 2026, Oil stick matte vinyl acrylic spray paint charcoal and pencil on canvas

Alice In Vunderland, 2026

Oil stick matte vinyl acrylic spray paint charcoal and pencil on canvas

78 3/4 x 66 7/8 in | 200 x 170 cm

About this work

Nathan Paddison has established himself as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary painting, merging street art sensibilities with art historical references and layered cultural commentary. The Australian-born, Los Angeles-based artist brings a raw, intuitive energy to his large-scale works, drawing from a visual vocabulary that spans graffiti, pop imagery, and expressionist gesture. His paintings often function as palimpsests—dense accumulations of text, figure, and symbol that reward sustained attention. Alice In Vunderland exemplifies Paddison's ability to recontextualize familiar narratives within his characteristic visual chaos. At an imposing 200 x 170 cm, the work commands physical presence while inviting viewers into its intricate surface. The deliberate misspelling in the title signals Paddison's playful subversion of source material, transforming Lewis Carroll's Victorian fantasy into something altogether more contemporary and unsettling. This approach—taking recognizable cultural touchstones and filtering them through layers of spray paint, drips, and gestural marks—has become a hallmark of the artist's practice. Paddison's works have garnered attention from collectors who appreciate the intersection of street culture and fine art traditions, a space the artist navigates with evident fluency. His pieces demonstrate technical range while maintaining the spontaneous quality that gives his paintings their distinctive vitality. The scale and ambition of Alice In Vunderland position it as a significant example of his output, suitable for collectors seeking works that bridge underground aesthetics with gallery-level execution. For acquisition inquiries regarding this work by Nathan Paddison, please contact Guy Hepner.

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Edition & Provenance

Year
2026
Medium
Oil stick matte vinyl acrylic spray paint charcoal and pencil on canvas

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About Nathan Paddison

Nathan Paddison is an Australian artist based on the North Coast of Australia, working primarily in acrylic, spray paint, charcoal, and oil stick. He is entirely self-taught, having discovered painting during a difficult period earlier in his life, an experience that became the foundation of his practice and continues to inform the urgency and rawness of his work today.

Paddison's paintings are gestural and immediate, built with bold color, dynamic brushwork, and a flat, almost storybook rendering of figures such as wide eyed cats, toothy dinosaurs, and playing card royalty. His style draws on Art Brut and street art traditions, with clear affinities to Basquiat, Picasso, and Twombly, though his voice remains distinctly his own. Text often appears scattered across his surfaces, sometimes playful, sometimes fragmented, adding another layer to compositions that favor instinct and physical energy over careful planning.

He approaches each canvas with a sense of urgency, working across mixed media to avoid the limits of any single material. His subjects, whether drawn from childhood imagery or personal memory, are consistently distorted in a way meant to reveal character rather than surface appearance.

Paddison has exhibited across Australia, Europe, and Asia, and received the Kilgour Prize People's Choice Award from Newcastle Art Gallery in 2021.

Guy Hepner works with collectors seeking Nathan Paddison's raw, expressive paintings rooted in Art Brut tradition. Contact us to discuss available inventory or to inquire about upcoming releases.

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