Royden Astrop is one of the UK’s most exciting artists. He is constantly pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with his explosive and innovative techniques. From painting with fire to creating sculptures with a shotgun his artworks are truly unique. A self-taught artist, he works across many different media constantly striving to invent new techniques to create highly original statement pieces. Although the methods he uses are often extreme, the end results are beautiful, ethereal artworks. Each body of work is very different from the last as he constantly creates new processes. In his previous career as a warzone TV news cameraman, Royden travelled extensively and his experiences influence both the explosive nature of his techniques and the resulting beautiful abstracts of the natural world. Royden has exhibited in both solo and group shows in the UK and South Africa and his work is in many private collections around the world. http://www.roydenastrop.com/