Limited Offer ▷ L’Homme Animal by Robert Combas, 1992 | Lithographs

French artist Robert Combas pioneered the figuration libre movement: drawing from punk, graffiti art and comics, it was a reaction against the heavily conceptual, academic, and studio driven practices of the 1970s. Combas fills his works with recognisable cartoon characters, rock-n-roll imagery, body parts, calligraphy – among other elements derived from his direct visual engagement with the world. In doing this, the artist’s idea is that viewers should access his art without complex theoretical or art history knowledge.