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Phillip Long

Whitstable-based artist Phillip Long founded Nagual Creations in 1992. This is when he began to create large-scale artworks, including murals, with ultraviolet paint to transform the unconventional spaces occupied by London’s vibrant underground electronic dance music scene, becoming the biggest décor artist of the rave scene. Nagual Creations’ early work was featured in The Sunday Times, The Face, ID Magazine, Quick Japan, and received exposure on Channel 4, ITN, and numerous other documentaries and publications.

 Long’s work gained a global reputation for its rich, multidimensional, and surreal imagery, which had a memorable impact on music and multimedia events. The artwork has been a staple in iconic clubs around the world, including Japan, South Africa, New York, and London.

 Long’s process has evolved in the form of oil painting and limited-edition prints, making these imaginative and compelling images available to collectors.
The work aims to illustrate the all-engulfing sensation of otherworldly connection and euphoria evoked by music. Long combines the mundane with the fantastic, referring to nature, science, music, love, and humour, developing his work for living spaces as well as the dance floor.

 ‘My artistic journey has been an unconventional one. I spent my teens in a remote part of the Lake District, spending time contemplating the local natural beauty through the lens of natural psychedelics, which grew in abundance in the surrounding countryside. After a few years at art College in Carlisle, which dampened my creative spirit, I moved to London and was introduced to the rave scene. I was entranced by the subculture and use of UV lights. Very quickly, I was inspired to create my own fluorescent paint colours, hugely inspired by nature, something I had not seen done before.’

Phillip Long