The Firestarter

We were recently in the UK for a few weeks and during our time there we reflected on the very strange fact that Boris Johnson has been one of the most influential people in UK politics in the past decade and has significantly influenced the course of the nation, Europe and the world at large.

While thinking about this an image kept creeping into our minds: Boris Johnson with a Keith Flint hairstyle screaming "I'm the Firestarter!!!" and singing about Wiff Waff in a dark and damp London tunnel while looking gormless.

We tried to capture that on a canvas, and this is it.

This painting was made between April and May 2024.