History has been made by merging the art world with the plastic surgery world through this ‘cutting-edge’ collaboration between renowned Plastic Surgeon and art collector Dr Paul Banwell and anonymous young artist Epi.
Elusive and anonymous, Epi has recently created a storm within the art world with his sell-out works that poke fun at himself and the art world as a whole.
Deeming his art ‘Destructivism’, Epi takes well-known works and defaces them in a tongue-in-cheek way, often rendering them absurd, comic, surreal or even outright offensive. Discerning collectors have snapped up his work over recent years as he continues to push boundaries and challenge the art world.
Taking his art even further, his latest foray has been his collaboration with Dr Paul Banwell in a surreal experiment highlighting the painting style of the late great Lucio Fontana, who is famous for his ‘slashed’ canvases and the associated Art Movement of ‘Spatialism’.
In what can only be described as a ‘cutting-edge’ collaboration, Dr Banwell and Epi have worked together to take a unique spin on the Fontana-esque slashed canvases, leveraging Mr Banwell’s surgical prowess to suture some of his own slashed canvases.
The results? A wonderfully tongue-in-cheek take on a deeper message of healing and restoration. An expert in biohacking and believer in the importance of rest and repair for his patients after surgery, Dr Banwell and Epi’s collaboration merges the art world and plastic surgery world closer than ever.
Epi commented, “This entire project has allowed me – a chancer and a vandal – to piggyback off of someone with a real job and genuine skill to create something truly exceptional.”
Dr Paul Banwell, who also founded the regenerative health supplement brand ARTIS London in 2024, said, “I think these pieces have turned out really well and look sensational framed. Sat next to an original, they are unexpectedly thought-provoking.
“I am a huge fan of Fontana myself, and when Epi explained his ideas and concepts for this project, I jumped at the chance to be involved. The sutured canvases represent a very cheeky but clever twist on these world-famous pieces and are a classic example of Epi’s wonderful humour.”