"Joe Machine is one of the most important British artists, the successor to Francis Bacon and William Blake."
-Edward Lucie-Smith, art critic, author, poet, and art collector
"Joe Machine's astonishing progress in both life and art mark him out as one of the most significant contemporary artists."
-Charles Thomson, co-founder of Stuckism
"Joe Machine’s work comes from a very deep place. A place where spirituality, myth and legend meet. Out of this fusion comes a richness seldom present in contemporary art. He brings the past to life in a manner which reflects both the ancient heritage of humankind and a current search for meaning. His paintings reflect our own fascination with the past and the extraordinary."
- John Matthews: Author and Mythographer
Joe Machine is a world- renowned artist, illustrator and writer described by the legendary art critic Edward Lucie- Smith as being the successor to Francis Bacon and William Blake. Having risen from a troubled upbringing and involvement in crime, he has become one of the most important British artists.
He is a founder member of the Stuckist art movement and painter in residence for the Prometheus Project in Trieste, Italy. He has exhibited at many prestigious venues in London and the UK and internationally in the U.S.A, France, Italy and the Czech Republic. He is known for his instantly recognisable style of painting which incorporates archetypal imagery and esoteric symbolism within his religious and mythological works.
He has collaborated with the mythographer and editor of The London Magazine Dr. Steven O’Brien, on several visual exhibitions and provided illustrations for Dr. O’Brien’s book ‘Britannic Myths’.
He has also illustrated two volumes of poetry for Edward Lucie-Smith, ‘Making For The Exit’ and ‘Surviving’ as well as ‘The Beowulf Oracle’ for John Matthews.