Visual Arts presents a new 'Icons' exibition by Manchester-based popartist Deesh .whose interest in visual arts began during the early 1980's, with a particular interest in comic art inspired by companies such as Marvel comics. Over 20 years later, having been involved in the performing arts, he is returning to his roots in the visual arts.

His first exhibition, Icons launches at the trendy Bar4Eighty bar in Manchester on the 1st June 2006. The theme of popular culture captures his love for super hero's in the shape of child hood icon Spiderman and an artist that he has admired since the early 1980's, Madonna. Other icons include a body popper, reflecting a culture that he was involved with during the first wave of the b-boy phenomenon that came over to the UK in 1982. The collection is complete with more modern day contrasting icons including Marilyn Manson, Robbie Williams and Tupac (2 Pac).

There is no traditional method by which Deesh captures his subject as he uses paper, newspapers, plastic, glue, water paints, markers, spray paints, felt tips, pencils and crayons to create his work. The work is multi layered and is very much a collage of textures and images. The subject is created initially by pencil and then the layers take affect. Once the first stage of the work is complete and framed, then the second stage begins on the frame and glass itself. This allows the frame, glass and the work inside to become one. The final piece needs to be seen to be appreciated due to the multi layered style.

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