Toby Mulligan is a contemporary British artist known for his evocative and spontaneous portraits and figurative paintings. His unique expressionist style is a captivating fusion of charcoal, vanishes, and inks, resulting in vibrant works of art that masterfully depict the human figure. This exquisite works have found their place in prestigious collections, from Mick Jagger’s French chateau, to the esteemed National Portrait Gallery of Edinburgh.
He plays with colour washes, fragmentation and laying to achieve his abstracted and exciting compositions, full of vitality and lust.
When he begins a piece, he does not prepare with sketches or planning, rather he intuitively begins to draw, channelling this sense of freedom into the spirit of his figures.