Paul Insect art

Paul Insect aka PINS aka just plain Insect has been a constant force in art both on and off the street for over two decades producing stunning artwork in a variety of instantly recognisable and iconic styles. Below is a summary of the many times I’ve captured his work in the UK.

Links to Paul Insect’s website and Paul Insect’s Instagram.

2006 Paul Insect at the Oxford Street Santa’s ghetto – Dead Rebels original artworks and prints

Paul Insect - Sid Vicious print — Part of a dead rebels series of prints including Hendrix and Presley – a print of Sid Vicious by Paul Insect

2007 ‘Bullion’ show at Lazarides Gallery, Greek Street, Soho

Paul Insect ‘Bullion’ Show at Lazarides 2007

Paul Insect's Bullion show at Lazarides gallery, Greek Street — Paul Insect’s Bullion show at Lazarides gallery, Greek Street

2008 ‘Poison’ show in Kings Cross, Lazarides Gallery

Paul Insect ‘Poison’ show. Playboy skulls, Kings Cross, London, September 2008. The room at the rear of the show hosted a collection of skulls with Playboy bunny ears creating a very striking theme for a new body of work. More on the Insect Poison show.

Paul Insect ‘Poison’ Show, London 2008 with the Lazarides gallery.

Paul Insect, baby head paste up — Paul Insect, one of a series of baby head paste ups and stickers (2008)

2008 Paul Insect artwork forms part of Banksy’s Cans Festival in the Leake Street tunnel, Waterloo, London

Paul Insect x-ray vision skeleton at the Cans Festival, Leake Street, London

2009 Paul Insect work as part of the Grifters show, Lazarides Gallery

Work by Insect prior to the Lazarides ‘Grifters’ show in December 2009. A young woman takes a spider for a walk through Southwick Mews, Paddington.

Paul Insect work on the street as part of the Grifters show

2009 One Foot In The Grove group show

Awesome stencil (?) work by Paul Insect at the One Foot In The Grove show in Ladbroke Grove, West London in October 2009.

2010 Paul Insect participation in Hells Half Acre (Leake Street tunnels under Waterloo

Paul Insect's Sun — Paul Insect’s Sun – a sphere covered in hypodermic needles at Hell’s Half Acre show in the Leake Street tunnels

2012 Paul Insect street work

Paul Insect paste up — Paul Insect paint on paper paste up depicting rain (2013)

Paul Insect - dead Hendrix paste up — Paul Insect – ‘dead rebel’ series paste up of Jimi Hendrix (2013)

Paul Insect street art in Hackney Wick — Wooden Bird by Paul Insect in Hackney Wick (2014)

2015 Paul Insect and Bäst team up as part of Banksy’s ‘Dismaland’ group show.

Paul Insect and Bast puppetry at Dismaland 2015

Paul Insect / Bast puppet at Dismaland, 2015

2016 It’s Only a Dream (Allouche Gallery pop up show in Old Street, London)

Paul Insect puppetry on display at It’s Only A Dream pop up show at the Old Shoreditch station. This piece, Grime Kid aka Sharpinocchio, first made an appearance a few years earlier as part of a collaboration with Bäst.

Paul Insect Spider – one of several designs (and Pure Evil), Dalston (2018 photo, date unknown)

2023 Paul Insect street work, installation and canvas art at the Beyond The Streets exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, London

Paul Insect art eyes — Paul Insect’s iconic eyes above the street outside the Beyond the Streets show at the Saatchi Gallery

Paul Insect Rubbish Stuff — Paul Insect’s amazing workshop installation at the Beyond The Streets show at the Saatchi Gallery, London

Original Paul Insect artwork at Beyond the Streets

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