Cosmo Sarson gained public notoriety and international press in 2013 with a controversial 30ft high mural of ‘Breakdancing Jesus’.<br/><br/>His oil painting of ‘Jesus breakdancing in the Vatican’ had already achieved viral status across the internet by this time and the mural situated directly opposite Banksy’s famous painting ‘Mild, Mild West’, made headlines around the world, quickly becoming an iconic Bristol landmark. <br/><br/>Moving from London to Brighton in 2018, Cosmo marked his arrival with another large scale mural - The Angel of Brighton. Traditionally painted in a classical fresco style using natural earth pigments for the figure, he gave it a modern twist with 4 kilos of gold glitter mixed in to the paint for the background. He has since gone on to paint his biggest mural to date on one of Britain’s most famous landmarks - Brighton Palace Pier.<br/><br/>Cosmo Sarson studied Fine Art at The Byam Shaw School of Art where he was mentored by one of Britain’s finest contemporary painters, Peter Doig and the current RCA Professor of Political Art, Peter Kennard. Influenced by the paintings of the Old Masters his current output explores the biblical and mythological themes of those works, reimagining these myths as set in modern times and placing them in a contemporary context. <br/><br/>Cosmo is an active member of the British street art scene, appearing in several books on the subject and painting at paint jams around the country. He has exhibited both nationally and overseas including the Saatchi gallery and Miami Scope Art fair, and held his first major solo show at the Pure Evil gallery in 2015. He is also an established Scenic Artist in the film industry, and has worked on over 30 feature films.