Electric Blue Gallery, London : Jasper Goodall - from poster girls & latex bambis

What do you get if you mix naughty nuns, kinky policewomen and sexy shepherdesses with a large helping of black latex, rubber and PVC, a touch of fetishism and fantasy and a highly talented graphic artist? The collection of new works by graphic artist Jasper Goodall at the Electric Blue Gallery in London, on show until 6 March!

The exhibition, entitled 'Poster Girl', explores the sexual conflict between fantasy and reality, which can be found in the majority of Goodall’s work. The pieces are all of a model holding an image in front of her, which represent the way that we dress up to create an image, or a persona to live out certain fantasies.

The work Jasper did for The Face introduced illustration to fashion shoots and influenced a generation of illustrators. He cites pop artist Allen Jones as an inspiration for his new body of work; "I love the images he made for the Pirelli calendar where he painted on top of photographs of models, imposing his fantasy world onto the reality of these women."

"Sexual attraction, I believe is almost entirely down to our fantasies, after all - when you first meet someone you don't know them, but you make up and idea about them in your mind and it's this fantasy that you are attracted to. Once you get to know them, all too often the fantasy doesn't match with the reality, I think it's why such a large proportion of relationships don't really get off the ground!"

The Electric Blue Gallery opened in January 2008 and takes its influences from a mixture of Collette in Paris and London’s fashion and art underworld party scene. The aim of the co-owners Jessica Tibbles and Olivier Bernay is to showcase the very best that the industry has to offer but also with an edge and to promote new talent.

The Electric Blue Gallery
64 Middlesex Street
London E1 7EZ
www.electricbluegallery.com

Nearest Tube: Aldgate