Philip Colbert
Philip Colbert is a British Contemporary artist based in London, UK. He has created a global following for his cartoon lobster persona and his masterful hyper pop history paintings, and has been championed by art world figures such as Charles Saatchi & Simon De Pury. His work powerfully explores the patterns of contemporary digital culture and its relationship to a more profound art historical dialogu Early life and education Colbert was educated at Strathallan School, and the University of St Andrews. He graduated with an MA in philosophy. Career In September 2015 Colbert designed range of clothing as merchandise for ''The World Goes Pop'' exhibition Tate Modern. Colbert had his first large scale paintings show at Saatchi Gallery. In 2017, the show featured Colbert's large scale pop narrative paintings featuring his Lobster Alter ego. "We live in a world of ultra pop saturation, a sort of mega pop world where mass intake of Instagram and social media imagery merges with artist ...
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