The Connor Brothers
Biography
"It is the paradox of art, that artifice is often the best way to depict reality".
Dissecting the times in which we live with dark humour, The Connor Brothers’ highly sought-after works cast a penetrating eye on contemporary culture. Building on the success of their graphic novel series, their current ‘Regression’ series is stylistically revolutionary and philosophically radical, situating them within a rich tradition of artists like Robert Nava, while referencing the legacies of Cy Twombly and Jean Dubuffet.
Their arrival in the art world was shrouded in mystery. Introducing themselves in 2013 as Franklyn and Brendan Connor, American twins who had been raised in an extreme Christian cult in California called ‘The Family’, by 2014, their true identities had been revealed: the ‘brothers’ were in fact the former London art dealers James Golding and Mike Snelle.
Like many artists, the pandemic precipitated a period of deep introspection for the duo, who embarked on a series of art therapy sessions that led to the creation of the ‘Regression’ series. Referring to a time when dinosaurs ruled the earth, there is a rawness to the paintings that speaks to our shared fears as a species.
