Michael Angove is a Welsh artist based in Devizes, Wiltshire. He trained at Winchester School of Art and attained a Masters Degree at the Royal College of Art. He has a 20 year history in design, working for a string of high profile brands in Italy such as Jean-Paul Gaultier and Hugo Boss, and British brands from Liberty and Jo Malone London to Farrow & Ball and Agent Provocateur. His work can be found in private collections in Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, Chicago, Miami and Palm Beach, as well as throughout the UK.
Michael’s work is concerned with individuality, society and solitude. His drawings are an exquisite celebration of the rare and revered art of trompe l’oeil. Drawing inspiration from the Georgian era, the Age of Enlightenment and the Royal Court, legacy and heritage are central themes in his practice. Each carefully chosen object is rendered with a finely sharpened colour pencil onto archival paper, a white space he refers to as ’The Empty Room’.
