Todd
White’s stylish, avant-garde figurative work represents a highly personal
take on the machinations of the human mind.His unerring eye recreates every
nuance of body language and expressions - a sidelong glance, a come-hither
stare – and draws us inexorably into his enticing and witty
world.
Amongst his countless achievements Todd is the
artist of choice for the world’s most high profile showbiz events and a list
of his celebrity collectors (Abbey Clancey, Sharon Stone, Catherine
Zeta-Jones, Sylvester Stallone, Mary J. Blige, Barry Sonnenfeld) reads like a
Who’s Who of Hollywood and beyond. His appointment as Official Artist to the
GRAMMY® Awards, and Warner Bros’ invitation to celebrate the 70th Anniversary
of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ on canvas have cemented his position as the world’s
most glamorous artist.
Todd is a compulsive observer of
detail, and his work shows a range of characters surrounded by the props that
are a part of their performance as they go through life - drinks, books, an
item of clothing or even a cleaver… Todd spends his life people-watching,
scribbling down sketches whatever the situation to record an idea for his
next work. While his subjects come from everyday life, his perspective is so
unusual that he alters the way we perceive people and the roles we play
around each other.
Wherever Todd goes the spotlight follows
– he inhabits a world peopled by those faces we all recognise. But whether
he’s caught on camera shooting the breeze with Glenn Close, being interviewed
by the great Larry King, chatting to Paris Hilton in the Green Room or
entertaining boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko in his studio, one
thing’s certain: he’s always on the lookout for the perfect conversation,
expression or idea to capture in his next painting!
