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Hit painter Issy Wood drops pop music career after remix

The fast-rising artist, who recently released a solo album, is focused on her paintings, including a new exhibition in New York

The Art Newspaper
7 October 2022
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An udder perspective? Stock, live (2022), a work from Wood’s current show at Michael Werner gallery Photo: Damian Griffiths; © the artist, Courtesy of Michael Werner Gallery and Carlos/Ishikawa

An udder perspective? Stock, live (2022), a work from Wood’s current show at Michael Werner gallery Photo: Damian Griffiths; © the artist, Courtesy of Michael Werner Gallery and Carlos/Ishikawa

Issy Wood, the London-based artist garnering headlines for her rapid rise in the art world, is not just a dab hand on canvas. Wood also makes music and has just released an album called My Body Your Choice, which includes tracks such as I Just Called to Say I Hate You.

In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Wood described her experience working with the famous producer Mark Ronson, whose other protegés include superstar singers such as Amy Winehouse. Wood and Ronson began collaborating in 2019. “No one had heard my stuff and he made me feel good about making it,” she says.

But in January 2021 the two parted company. Wood saw Ronson add extra instruments into her work and cut the occasional verse, explains the FT article. “It turned it from a hobby into something else, and it wasn’t the right move,” she said.

To see Wood’s latest hyper-real creations, head to Michael Werner gallery in New York, where her solo show Time Sensitive continues until 12 November.

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