Artist and Model
McArdle was one of the founders, and now an expat, of the Stuckist movement. Stuckism is the reaction of a group of British painters to Conceptual Art, which the painters viewed as a charlatan affair; in turn, they proposed figurative painting as a superior alternative. While Stuckists share a set of ideological similarities, their styles radically differ; for example, McArdle is a Surrealist with American Realist overtones, others are Expressionists, Pop Artists, etcetera; but all of them despise Conceptual Art. Whatever you may think of Conceptual Art, you can't say the Stuckists lack an ethos. And McArdle's one of my favorites from the movement. He has a Myspace account (people still use Myspace?), which you should visit if you want to see more examples of his art.
Venice 2
Woman Reading
He Is Dancing
Seated Figure 10am
Silence Between
Strange Love
An Annunciation
Nude - Head and Shoulder
