Never, Never, Land 2003

Futura 2000 made "Never, Never, Land" with spray paint, giving it that edgy, streetwise feel. I imagine him working fast, layering the black and white, letting those atomic shapes float and collide. The ghostly figures emerge from this smoky haze, looking like they've just landed from another dimension. There's a raw, almost urgent quality to the strokes; the paint is applied with a kind of freedom that makes you think of early graffiti art. Futura’s background in street art shines through, connecting this piece to a lineage of artists like Basquiat and Haring, who blurred the lines between high and low art. These artists shared a bold, graphic style. It’s as though he’s conjuring a world, one filled with mystery and a touch of menace. It’s this mix of the familiar and the alien that keeps me hooked.