BEN FROST

Cartoon heroes printed on medicine boxes or test kits: Australian artist Ben Frost disrupts pop culture with humor and ferocity. Galerie 125 offers his 2021 prints, hand-signed pigment prints limited to an edition of 25. Discover these colorful and cheeky works above.

Ben Frost, the Disruptive Australian Pop Art

A laughing cartoon character on the packaging of a drug test. The contrast between the apparent innocence of the image and what it "sells" encapsulates Ben Frost's art. Born in 1975 in Brisbane and trained at the Queensland College of Art (Griffith University), the Australian artist, based in Melbourne, gained recognition for provocative pop art that turns advertising and mass entertainment images against themselves.

Subversion as a Method

His paintings, often described as "mash-up," blend graffiti energy, collage, photorealism, and sign painting. Ben Frost transplants familiar icons, cartoon heroes, and TV characters onto boxes of antidepressants or opioids and various commercial packaging. The approach is simple and striking: by pairing seductive colors with products we'd rather not face, he questions consumer society, addictions, and how media shape our desires.

This irreverence hasn't deterred the fashion world from taking an interest in him. Ben Frost notably designed a capsule collection with Jeremy Scott for Moschino, and his work has been featured by the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar.

International Recognition

Ben Frost exhibits in Australia and abroad, from London to New York, Los Angeles to Singapore, Berlin, or Miami. He participated in the 2018 "UN-DERSTAND" exhibition at Berlin's Urban Nation museum, dedicated to contemporary urban art. His prints and multiples are now widely circulated among pop art and street art collectors.

Ben Frost's Prints at Galerie 125

The works presented above date from 2021. They are pigment prints on fine art paper, in square formats of 30 x 30 cm or 50 x 50 cm, hand-signed by the artist and published in editions of 25 (some sheets bear the "GP" justification). They feature Ben Frost's characteristic universe, with titles like "Sideshow Buzz," "Meeowie Wowie," "Bugged Out," or "Baked Lasagna."

Their small format and limited edition make them an excellent entry point for those wishing to purchase a Ben Frost piece. Available immediately, these works can be ordered online and are shipped in reinforced packaging, with their certificate.

Also to discover at Galerie 125: works by Takashi Murakami and KAWS, other artists drawing from popular culture.