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Artist archive / Original canvas works / 2018–2019

BEFORE THE LABEL. THE PAINT.

Five documented paintings. Two years. Early clues to a visual language built from pop culture, spray marks, contrast and movement. This page links directly to the artist’s Saatchi Art listings rather than presenting copied artwork photographs as an in-house gallery.

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THE FIVE PAINTINGS.

Years, dimensions and materials are taken from the individual public Saatchi Art catalogue entries, checked in November 2026. Artist commentary is credited to the listing; interpretation here is editorial.

2018
Original canvas / Catalogue record

ABC TWO HEADS

40 × 40 in · Acrylic on canvas

Recorded materials: Acrylic, marker, spray paint and stencil

In the accompanying Saatchi Art text, Buster names Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat as major influences. He draws attention to the contrast between branded popular imagery and freer, childlike marks. It is a useful early example of the cultural layering he would later discuss through Grime Art.

Listing snapshot: Listed as not for sale

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2018
Original canvas / Catalogue record

MY RADIANT CHILD

30 × 40 in · Acrylic on canvas

Recorded materials: Acrylic, marker, spray paint and stencil

The listing’s artist statement identifies Warhol, Basquiat, Keith Haring and Salvador Dalí as reference points. These influences help explain the playful collision of pop art, bold figures and street-art devices in Buster’s early canvas work.

Listing snapshot: Original listed as not for sale; separate print listing exists

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2019
Original canvas / Catalogue record

INNER THOUGHTS

40 × 40 in · Acrylic on canvas

Recorded materials: Acrylic, spray paint, marker and stencil

The artist describes beginning with the expressive possibilities of a woman’s eyes and developing a more abstract street-art treatment. His published notes cite Basquiat and Remi Rough among the influences.

Listing snapshot: Listed as not for sale

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2019
Original canvas / Catalogue record

DROP THE BOMB

40 × 40 in · Acrylic on canvas

Recorded materials: Acrylic, spray paint, marker and stencil

The Saatchi description positions the painting against conflict and hunger while arguing for a more humane response. It also credits a collaboration with an artist identified as LU LU; that credit comes from the artist’s listing, not a separately verified collaborator interview.

Listing snapshot: Listed as sold; price and transaction details are not verified here

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2019
Original canvas / Catalogue record

LET IT FLOW...

130 × 70 in · Acrylic on canvas

Recorded materials: Acrylic and spray paint

A notably large-scale work. The artist’s listing says it was commissioned by a collector in the United States and identifies Jackson Pollock’s approach to structured movement as an influence. The commission claim is attributed to the artist’s own description.

Listing snapshot: Listed as sold; historic listing, not live inventory confirmation

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The through-line

FIVE WORKS. ONE EVOLVING LANGUAGE.

Across these listings, recurring materials include acrylic, spray paint, marker and stencil. The artist’s stated influences move between Warhol, Basquiat, Haring, Dalí, Remi Rough and Pollock. They are not all the same kind of artist; the mix is precisely what makes the early record useful.

The larger point is continuity rather than retrospective rebranding. These listings document the material experiments and reference points; they do not independently establish when the later term Grime Art first came into use.

Source & rights note

These are historical public listings from a marketplace profile joined in 2017, not an independent catalogue raisonné. Dates, media, dimensions, sale labels and artist statements can change on the source site. No third-party images are embedded, no live availability is promised, and artist-supplied accounts of commissions or collaborations are attributed rather than independently confirmed.

Trace the work

FROM THE CANVAS TO THE WALL.

Follow the earlier artwork record into the later artist history, street commissions and source material.

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